Switzerland

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	0	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	14	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.

Switzerland at a glance

Land area

41,277 km²

BirdLife Partner

SVS/BirdLife Switzerland

Species
Total number of birds	287
Globally threatened birds	13
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	31
Total IBA area	5,465 km²
IBA area as % of land area	13%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

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