Laos

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	4	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.

Laos at a glance

Land area

236,800 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	706
Globally threatened birds	32
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	27
Total IBA area	23,850 km²
IBA area as % of land area	10%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	5

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Laos. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/laos on 22/12/2024.