South Africa

Introduction: The importance of birds to biodiversity

State: What we know about the changing state of birds

Pressure: Why birds are declining

Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds

Key publications

References

South Africa at a glance

Land area

1,219,090 km²

BirdLife Partner

BirdLife South Africa

Species
Total number of birds	762
Globally threatened birds	55
Country endemics	18
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	99
Total IBA area	130,797 km²
IBA area as % of land area	11%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	6

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: South Africa. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/south-africa on 22/12/2024.