Nicaragua

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	5	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	1	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.

Nicaragua at a glance

Land area

130,370 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	689
Globally threatened birds	25
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	34
Total IBA area	31,186 km²
IBA area as % of land area	24%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	5

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