Cameroon

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	13	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.

Cameroon at a glance

Land area

475,440 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	891
Globally threatened birds	34
Country endemics	7
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	33
Total IBA area	42,056 km²
IBA area as % of land area	9%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	2

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2025) Country profile: Cameroon. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/cameroon on 21/01/2025.