Antarctica

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	4	Spheniscidae Penguins	6	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	16	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	3	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status

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

Antarctica at a glance

Land area

14,000,000 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	35
Globally threatened birds	5
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	280
Total IBA area	567,973 km²
IBA area as % of land area	4%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Antarctica. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/antarctica on 22/11/2024.