Congo

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	2
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	10	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.

Congo at a glance

Land area

342,000 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	614
Globally threatened birds	9
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	9
Total IBA area	41,670 km²
IBA area as % of land area	12%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Congo. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/congo on 22/12/2024.