Botswana

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	0

IUCN Red List Status

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

Botswana at a glance

Land area

581,730 km²

BirdLife Partner

BirdLife Botswana

Species
Total number of birds	539
Globally threatened birds	21
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	12
Total IBA area	134,196 km²
IBA area as % of land area	23%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

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