Key Biodiversity Areas

Michaelmas Cay (23969)
Australia, Australasia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesThalasseus bengalensisLesser Crested TernLC2022D1alink-icon
AvesThalasseus bergiiGreater Crested TernLC2022D1alink-icon

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Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Michaelmas Cay. 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 13, 2025.