United Arab Emirates

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	1	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	2
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	1	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	17	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.

United Arab Emirates at a glance

Land area

83,600 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	292
Globally threatened birds	16
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	30
Total IBA area	4,204 km²
IBA area as % of land area	5%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: United Arab Emirates. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/united-arab-emirates on 23/12/2024.