South Korea

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	2	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	3	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	3
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	1	Alcidae Auks	7	Laridae Gulls and terns	12	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	8

IUCN Red List Status

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

South Korea at a glance

Land area

99,720 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	358
Globally threatened birds	37
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	40
Total IBA area	1,371 km²
IBA area as % of land area	1%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: South Korea. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/south-korea on 22/11/2024.