Uruguay

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	8	Spheniscidae Penguins	1	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	15	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	2
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	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.

Uruguay at a glance

Land area

176,215 km²

BirdLife Partner

Aves Uruguay

Species
Total number of birds	408
Globally threatened birds	26
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	22
Total IBA area	34,723 km²
IBA area as % of land area	20%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	2

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