Key Biodiversity Areas

Isla Escudo de Veraguas (Escudo de Veraguas Island IBA) (19262)
Panama, Central America

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
MammaliaBradypus pygmaeusPygmy Three-toed SlothCR2018A1elink-icon
AmphibiaOedipina maritimaMaritime Worm SalamanderCR2018A1elink-icon
MammaliaDermanura incomitataSolitary Fruit-eating BatCR2018A1elink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesPatagioenas leucocephalaWhite-crowned PigeonNT2007link-icon
AvesAmazilia handleyiVU2007link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Isla Escudo de Veraguas (Escudo de Veraguas Island IBA). 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 15, 2025.