Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Coastline	37 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)	787 km²
Marine IBAs	0

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	9	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	1 (191^st)
% threatened	7% (134^th)
Critically Endangered	0
Endangered	1
Vulnerable	0
Near Threatened	0
Least Concern	15
Data Deficient	0

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

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the at a glance

Land area

2,344,858 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	1,113
Globally threatened birds	45
Country endemics	15
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	19
Total IBA area	135,894 km²
IBA area as % of land area	6%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	6

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/drc on 22/12/2024.

Land area

BirdLife Partner

Species

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

Endemic Bird Areas