Suriname

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	0	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	1	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.

Suriname at a glance

Land area

163,820 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	694
Globally threatened birds	9
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	13
Total IBA area	50,623 km²
IBA area as % of land area	31%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	4

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Suriname. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/suriname on 23/12/2024.