Ghana

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	12	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.

Ghana at a glance

Land area

238,533 km²

BirdLife Partner

Ghana Wildlife Society

Species
Total number of birds	682
Globally threatened birds	28
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	40
Total IBA area	16,143 km²
IBA area as % of land area	7%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

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