Bhutan

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	3	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	1

IUCN Red List Status

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

Bhutan at a glance

Land area

38,394 km²

BirdLife Partner

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature

Species
Total number of birds	623
Globally threatened birds	19
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	23
Total IBA area	12,133 km²
IBA area as % of land area	32%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

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