Iran, Islamic Republic of

Coastline	2,440 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)	183,099 km²
Marine IBAs	15

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	1	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	2
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	21	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	7

IUCN Red List Status

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	4 (71^st)
% threatened	9% (116^th)
Critically Endangered	0
Endangered	0
Vulnerable	4
Near Threatened	0
Least Concern	41
Data Deficient	0

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

Iran, Islamic Republic of at a glance

Land area

1,648,195 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	473
Globally threatened birds	31
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	105
Total IBA area	85,982 km²
IBA area as % of land area	5%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	3

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Iran, Islamic Republic of. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/iran on 23/12/2024.

Land area

BirdLife Partner

Species

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

Endemic Bird Areas