Lesotho

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	0	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.

Lesotho at a glance

Land area

30,355 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	253
Globally threatened birds	10
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	6
Total IBA area	2,168 km²
IBA area as % of land area	7%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	2

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