New Zealand

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	14	Spheniscidae Penguins	6	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	38	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	11
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	14	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.

New Zealand at a glance

Land area

267,710 km²

BirdLife Partner

Forest and Bird

Species
Total number of birds	229
Globally threatened birds	68
Country endemics	92
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	165
Total IBA area	461,764 km²
IBA area as % of land area	172%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	6

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: New Zealand. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/new-zealand on 23/12/2024.