Key Biodiversity Areas

Mona and Monito (19622)
Puerto Rico (to USA), Caribbean

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
ReptiliaCyclura stejnegeriMona Rhinoceros IguanaEN2018A1elink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesSula sulaRed-footed BoobyLC2007link-icon
AvesAgelaius xanthomusYellow-shouldered BlackbirdEN2018link-icon
AvesSula leucogasterBrown BoobyLC2007link-icon
AvesSula dactylatraLC2007link-icon
AvesFregata magnificensMagnificent FrigatebirdLC2007link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Mona and Monito. 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 18, 2025.