birdlife_endemic_bird_areas
Information about birdlife_endemic_bird_areas
birdlife_endemic_bird_areas
created_on
2023-05-04T13:11:58.897302
updated_on
2025-03-14T16:17:29.533167
spatial_resolution
resolution_description
nan
geographic_coverage
Global
update_frequency
When new data is available
scale
global
citation
Use the following credit when these data are displayed:
“Endemic Bird Areas”. BirdLife International. Accessed from Global Forest Watch on [date]. [www.globalforestwatch.org](https://www.globalforestwatch.org/)
Use the following credit when these data are cited:
Stattersfield, A.J., Crosby, M.J., Long, A.J. and Wege, D.C. (1998) “Endemic Bird Areas of the World. Priorities for biodiversity conservation.” BirdLife Conservation Series 7. Cambridge: BirdLife International.
title
Endemic Bird Areas
subtitle
2014, global, BirdLife International
source
BirdLife International
license
[Terms of use](https://datazone.birdlife.org/info/dataterms)
data_language
English
overview
While many bird species are widespread, over 2,500 are endemic and restricted to an area smaller than 5 million hectares (restricted-range species). BirdLife International has mapped every restricted-range species using geo-referenced locality records. Through this process, they identified regions of the world—known as “Endemic Bird Areas” (EBAs)—where the distributions of two or more of these species overlap.<br><br>Half of all restricted-range species are globally threatened or near-threatened, and the other half remain vulnerable to loss or degradation of habitat. The majority of EBAs are also important for the conservation of restricted-range species from other animal and plant groups. The unique landscapes where these bird species occur, amounting to just 4.5% of the earth's land surface, are high priorities for broad-scale ecosystem conservation.<br><br>Geographically, EBAs are often islands or mountain ranges, and vary considerably in size, from a few hundred hectares to more than 10,000,000 hectares. EBAs also vary in the number of restricted-range species that they support (from two to 80). EBAs are found around the world, but most (77%) of them are located in the tropics and subtropics.
function
Displays areas where the geographic range of two or more endemic bird species overlaps
cautions
key_restrictions
No redistribution - requests to download should be made to science@birdlife.org
No commercial use
tags
Conservation
why_added
Shows where important birds are?
learn_more
http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/eba
id
28a44745-8e98-4d14-8efd-9352af02c55f
Is downloadable?
Yes
Versions
v2014