Key Biodiversity Areas

Indian Ocean, Western 1 - Marine (30380)
High Seas, High Seas

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesPhoebetria fuscaSooty AlbatrossEN2012A1a, A1c, D1alink-icon
AvesThalassarche carteriIndian Yellow-nosed AlbatrossEN2012A1a, A1c, D1alink-icon
AvesDiomedea exulansVU2012A1b, A1d, D1alink-icon
AvesDiomedea amsterdamensisAmsterdam AlbatrossCR2012A1a, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesDiomedea exulansWandering AlbatrossVU2012link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Indian Ocean, Western 1 - Marine. 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.