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Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

TOTAL	1081 (10^th)	Breeding Endemic	12
Landbirds	1077	Seabirds	13
Migratory	233	Waterbirds	143

IUCN Red List Status

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	36 (25^th)
% threatened	4% (126^th)
Critically Endangered	0
Endangered	12
Vulnerable	24
Near Threatened	27
Least Concern	1010
Data Deficient	8

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

Recommended Citation:
BirdLife International (2013) Country profile: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the. Available from: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/drc. Checked: 2013-05-24

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the at a glance

Capital

Kinshasa

Area

2,344,858km²

BirdLife Partner

None

Species
Total number of birds	1081
Globally threatened birds	36
Country endemics	12
Important Bird Areas
Number of IBAs	19
Total IBA area	13,589,414 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	6