Botswana

State: What we know about the changing state of birds

Pressure: Why birds are declining

Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds

Key publications

References

Kootsositse, M. V., Hancock, P. and Rutina, L. (2009) 2008 status report for protected Important Bird Areas in Botswana. Mogodishane: BirdLife Botswana.
McCulloch, G., Hancock, P., Soopu J. and Rutina, L. (2010) Makgadikgadi Pans Important Bird Area Monitoring Report 2009. Babbler Special Supplement No. 3.
Moleofi, K. (2015) Bird Population Monitoring Programme Count Report. BirdLife Botswana: Botswana

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 23/12/2024.