Saudi Arabia

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	1	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	2
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	19	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.

Saudi Arabia at a glance

Land area

2,149,690 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	393
Globally threatened birds	22
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	41
Total IBA area	84,483 km²
IBA area as % of land area	4%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Saudi Arabia. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/saudi-arabia on 22/11/2024.