French Polynesia

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	2	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	19	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	1	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	8	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 Polynesia at a glance

Land area

4,167 km²

BirdLife Partner

Société d'Ornithologie de Polynésie (Manu)

Species
Total number of birds	98
Globally threatened birds	35
Country endemics	31
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	57
Total IBA area	219,055 km²
IBA area as % of land area	5,257%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	5

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