Lebanon

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	12	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	1

IUCN Red List Status

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

Lebanon at a glance

Land area

10,400 km²

BirdLife Partner

Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon

Species
Total number of birds	297
Globally threatened birds	14
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	16
Total IBA area	1,038 km²
IBA area as % of land area	10%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Lebanon. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/lebanon on 23/11/2024.