Guinea-Bissau

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	16	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.

Guinea-Bissau at a glance

Land area

36,125 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	453
Globally threatened birds	17
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	9
Total IBA area	26,848 km²
IBA area as % of land area	74%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Guinea-Bissau. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/guinea-bissau on 23/12/2024.