Cook Islands

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	2	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	7	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	7	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.

Cook Islands at a glance

Land area

236 km²

BirdLife Partner

Te Ipukurea Society

Species
Total number of birds	40
Globally threatened birds	11
Country endemics	6
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	9
Total IBA area	63,188 km²
IBA area as % of land area	26,774%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	2

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Cook Islands. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/cook-islands on 23/12/2024.