Eritrea

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	0	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	2
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	19	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.

Eritrea at a glance

Land area

117,600 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	544
Globally threatened birds	25
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	14
Total IBA area	14,230 km²
IBA area as % of land area	12%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Eritrea. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/eritrea on 19/12/2024.