Key Biodiversity Areas

Malden Island Marine (31027)
Kiribati, Oceania

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesSula leucogasterBrown BoobyLC2012D1alink-icon
AvesFregata arielLesser FrigatebirdLC2012D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesSula sulaRed-footed BoobyLC2012link-icon
AvesFregata minorGreat FrigatebirdLC2012link-icon
AvesSula dactylatraMasked BoobyLC2012link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Malden Island 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.