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Kuwait

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References

Evans, M. I. (ed) (1994) Important Bird Areas in the Middle East. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International.

Recommended Citation:
BirdLife International (2013) Country profile: Kuwait. Available from: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/kuwait. Checked: 2013-05-21

Kuwait at a glance

Capital

Kuwait City

Area

17,818km²

BirdLife Partner

Kuwait Environment Protection Society (Affiliate)

Species
Total number of birds	294
Globally threatened birds	8
Country endemics	0
Important Bird Areas
Number of IBAs	8
Total IBA area	89,853 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0