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
(107th )
% threatened
10%
(109th )
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 km
2
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