Turkmenistan

Coastline	0 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)	0 km²
Marine IBAs	0

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	0	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	13	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	7

IUCN Red List Status

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	3 (107^th)
% threatened	10% (109^th)
Critically Endangered	0
Endangered	0
Vulnerable	3
Near Threatened	0
Least Concern	28
Data Deficient	0

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

Turkmenistan at a glance

Capital

Ashgabat

Area

488,100 km²

BirdLife Partner

None

Species
Total number of birds	366
Globally threatened birds	18
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	50
Total IBA area	3,460,167 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2023) Country profile: Turkmenistan. Available from http://datazone.birdlife.org/country/turkmenistan. Downloaded: 2023-02-01

Capital

Area

BirdLife Partner

Species

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

Endemic Bird Areas