Jordan

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	1	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	16	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.

Jordan at a glance

Land area

89,342 km²

BirdLife Partner

Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature

Species
Total number of birds	334
Globally threatened birds	18
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	18
Total IBA area	5,503 km²
IBA area as % of land area	6%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Jordan. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/jordan on 23/12/2024.