Bangladesh

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	9	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.

Bangladesh at a glance

Land area

143,998 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	601
Globally threatened birds	36
Country endemics	2
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	20
Total IBA area	5,444 km²
IBA area as % of land area	4%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	2

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