Guyana

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	1	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.

Guyana at a glance

Land area

214,969 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	793
Globally threatened birds	13
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	2
Total IBA area	5,336 km²
IBA area as % of land area	2%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	2

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Guyana. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/guyana on 23/11/2024.