Afghanistan

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	8	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	2

IUCN Red List Status

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

Afghanistan at a glance

Land area

652,230 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	393
Globally threatened birds	18
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	15
Total IBA area	39,182 km²
IBA area as % of land area	6%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	2

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Afghanistan. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/afghanistan on 23/11/2024.