Gabon

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	10	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.

Gabon at a glance

Land area

267,667 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	604
Globally threatened birds	8
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	7
Total IBA area	23,875 km²
IBA area as % of land area	9%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	2

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Gabon. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/gabon on 23/12/2024.