Peru

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	5	Spheniscidae Penguins	2	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	17	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	3
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	4	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	20	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.

Peru at a glance

Land area

1,285,216 km²

BirdLife Partner

Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos

Species
Total number of birds	1,861
Globally threatened birds	77
Country endemics	138
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	116
Total IBA area	200,221 km²
IBA area as % of land area	16%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	20

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