Key Biodiversity Areas

Sundarbans (East, South, West Wildlife Sanctuaries) (15229)
Bangladesh, Asia

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesRynchops albicollisIndian SkimmerVU2004link-icon
AvesHaliaeetus leucoryphusPallas's Fish-eagleVU2004link-icon
AvesCalidris pygmeusSpoon-billed SandpiperEN2004link-icon
AvesLeptoptilos dubiusGreater AdjutantEN2004link-icon
AvesLeptoptilos javanicusLesser AdjutantVU2004link-icon
AvesHeliopais personatusMasked FinfootVU2004link-icon
AvesPelecanus philippensisSpot-billed PelicanVU2004link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Sundarbans (East, South, West Wildlife Sanctuaries). Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 13, 2025.