Key Biodiversity Areas

Cherapunjee: cliffs, gorges and sacred groves (18291)
India, Asia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AmphibiaBufoides meghalayanusKhasi Hill Rock ToadCR2023A1a, A1e, B1link-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AmphibiaBufoides meghalayanusKhasi Hill Rock Toad2005link-icon
AvesApus acuticaudaDark-rumped SwiftVU2005link-icon
AvesSpelaeornis longicaudatusTawny-breasted Wren-babblerNT2005link-icon
AmphibiaRaorchestes shillongensisShillong Bush FrogLC2005link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Cherapunjee: cliffs, gorges and sacred groves. 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 19, 2025.