French Guiana

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	3	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	1	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	13	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.

French Guiana at a glance

Land area

83,534 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	701
Globally threatened birds	8
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	16
Total IBA area	32,346 km²
IBA area as % of land area	39%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: French Guiana. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/french-guiana on 22/11/2024.