Key Biodiversity Areas

Ilots rocheux de Rapa et Marotiri (23757)
French Polynesia, Oceania

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesPuffinus newelliNewell's ShearwaterEN2016A1a, A1c, D1alink-icon
AvesNesofregetta fuliginosaPolynesian Storm-petrelEN2016A1a, B1, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesPterodroma ultimaMurphy's PetrelNT2016link-icon
AvesProcelsterna ceruleaBlue NoddyLC2016link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Ilots rocheux de Rapa et Marotiri. 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.