Jamaica

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	11	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.

Jamaica at a glance

Land area

10,991 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	207
Globally threatened birds	16
Country endemics	32
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	17
Total IBA area	3,583 km²
IBA area as % of land area	33%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

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