Benin

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	12	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.

Benin at a glance

Land area

112,622 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	550
Globally threatened birds	16
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	6
Total IBA area	14,901 km²
IBA area as % of land area	13%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

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