Iraq

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	0	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	15	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	4

IUCN Red List Status

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

Iraq at a glance

Land area

438,317 km²

BirdLife Partner

Nature Iraq

Species
Total number of birds	375
Globally threatened birds	20
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	74
Total IBA area	30,399 km²
IBA area as % of land area	7%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Iraq. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/iraq on 22/11/2024.