Papua New Guinea

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	5	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	13	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.

Papua New Guinea at a glance

Land area

462,840 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	741
Globally threatened birds	36
Country endemics	112
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	5
Total IBA area	251,986 km²
IBA area as % of land area	54%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	13

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