Nigeria

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	16	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.

Nigeria at a glance

Land area

923,768 km²

BirdLife Partner

Nigerian Conservation Foundation

Species
Total number of birds	868
Globally threatened birds	28
Country endemics	4
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	27
Total IBA area	32,501 km²
IBA area as % of land area	4%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	4

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Nigeria. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/nigeria on 18/12/2024.