High Seas

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	14	Spheniscidae Penguins	2	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	19	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	0	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.

High Seas at a glance

Land area

360,000,000 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	38
Globally threatened birds	20
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	62
Total IBA area	2,563,150 km²
IBA area as % of land area	1%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: High Seas. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/high-seas on 05/12/2024.