Key Biodiversity Areas

Ngerutechei, Babeldaob (23549)
Palau, Oceania

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesDucula oceanicaMicronesian Imperial-pigeonNT2018B2link-icon
AvesMegapodius laperouseMicronesian ScrubfowlEN2018B2link-icon
AvesAplonis opacaMicronesian StarlingLC2018B2link-icon
AvesTodiramphus pelewensisPalau KingfisherNT2018B2link-icon
AvesZosterops semperiCitrine White-eyeLC2018B2link-icon
AvesZosterops finschiiDusky White-eyeLC2018B2link-icon
AvesPachycephala tenebrosaMorningbirdLC2018B2link-icon
AvesPtilinopus pelewensisPalau Fruit-doveLC2018B2link-icon
AvesHorornis annaePalau Bush-warblerLC2018B2link-icon
AvesMyiagra erythropsPalau FlycatcherLC2018B2link-icon
AvesPyrroglaux podarginaPalau OwlLC2018B2link-icon
AvesAerodramus pelewensisPalau SwiftletLC2018B2link-icon
AvesRhipidura lepidaPalau FantailLC2018B2link-icon
AvesAlopecoenas canifronsPalau Ground-doveEN2018B2link-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesTodiramphus cinnamominusLC2008link-icon
AvesMyzomela rubratraMicronesian MyzomelaLC2008link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Ngerutechei, Babeldaob. 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 12, 2025.