Costa Rica

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	7	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	6	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	23	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	1

IUCN Red List Status

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

Costa Rica at a glance

Land area

51,100 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	844
Globally threatened birds	31
Country endemics	10
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	21
Total IBA area	30,710 km²
IBA area as % of land area	60%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	6

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Costa Rica. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/costa-rica on 23/12/2024.