Sierra Leone

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	10	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.

Sierra Leone at a glance

Land area

71,740 km²

BirdLife Partner

Conservation Society of Sierra Leone

Species
Total number of birds	583
Globally threatened birds	19
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	10
Total IBA area	6,155 km²
IBA area as % of land area	9%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Sierra Leone. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/sierra-leone on 22/11/2024.