Bahamas

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	3	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	2
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	1	Alcidae Auks	1	Laridae Gulls and terns	17	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.

Bahamas at a glance

Land area

13,880 km²

BirdLife Partner

Bahamas National Trust

Species
Total number of birds	249
Globally threatened birds	16
Country endemics	8
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	42
Total IBA area	4,883 km²
IBA area as % of land area	35%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Bahamas. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/bahamas on 23/12/2024.