Ethiopia

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	0	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

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

Ethiopia at a glance

Land area

1,104,300 km²

BirdLife Partner

Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society

Species
Total number of birds	822
Globally threatened birds	39
Country endemics	18
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	69
Total IBA area	109,204 km²
IBA area as % of land area	10%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	4

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Ethiopia. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/ethiopia on 22/12/2024.