São Tomé e Príncipe

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	1	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	5	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.

São Tomé e Príncipe at a glance

Land area

964 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	94
Globally threatened birds	16
Country endemics	29
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	6
Total IBA area	705 km²
IBA area as % of land area	73%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	2

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: São Tomé e Príncipe. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/sao-tome on 22/11/2024.