Burkina Faso

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	0	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	4	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.

Burkina Faso at a glance

Land area

274,200 km²

BirdLife Partner

Fondation des Amis de la Nature (NATURAMA)

Species
Total number of birds	452
Globally threatened birds	16
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	10
Total IBA area	16,279 km²
IBA area as % of land area	6%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Burkina Faso. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/burkina-faso on 22/11/2024.