Kuwait

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	0	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	2
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.

Kuwait at a glance

Land area

17,818 km²

BirdLife Partner

Kuwait Environment Protection Society

Species
Total number of birds	291
Globally threatened birds	14
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	8
Total IBA area	899 km²
IBA area as % of land area	5%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Kuwait. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/kuwait on 24/12/2024.