Malawi

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	3	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.

Malawi at a glance

Land area

118,484 km²

BirdLife Partner

Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi (WESM)

Species
Total number of birds	634
Globally threatened birds	22
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	21
Total IBA area	16,905 km²
IBA area as % of land area	14%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	2

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