USA

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	3	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	29	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	6
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	8	Alcidae Auks	21	Laridae Gulls and terns	41	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	15

IUCN Red List Status

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

USA at a glance

Land area

9,826,675 km²

BirdLife Partner

Audubon / American Bird Conservancy

Species
Total number of birds	819
Globally threatened birds	86
Country endemics	67
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	645
Total IBA area	1,181,263 km²
IBA area as % of land area	12%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	10

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: USA. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/usa on 22/11/2024.