Dominican Republic

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	1	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	17	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.

Dominican Republic at a glance

Land area

48,670 km²

BirdLife Partner

Grupo Jaragua

Species
Total number of birds	239
Globally threatened birds	23
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	21
Total IBA area	7,220 km²
IBA area as % of land area	15%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Dominican Republic. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/dominican-republic on 23/12/2024.