Zambia

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	4	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.

Zambia at a glance

Land area

752,618 km²

BirdLife Partner

BirdWatch Zambia

Species
Total number of birds	736
Globally threatened birds	24
Country endemics	3
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	42
Total IBA area	105,682 km²
IBA area as % of land area	14%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	4

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