Uganda

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	5	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.

Uganda at a glance

Land area

241,038 km²

BirdLife Partner

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Species
Total number of birds	1,002
Globally threatened birds	37
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	34
Total IBA area	18,997 km²
IBA area as % of land area	8%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	6

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Uganda. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/uganda on 22/12/2024.