Nepal

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	6	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	4

IUCN Red List Status

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

Nepal at a glance

Land area

147,181 km²

BirdLife Partner

Bird Conservation Nepal

Species
Total number of birds	822
Globally threatened birds	38
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	27
Total IBA area	26,516 km²
IBA area as % of land area	18%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	4

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Nepal. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/nepal on 22/11/2024.