Buin (31327)
Papua New Guinea, Australasia
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentianales | Geniostoma trichostylum | CR | 2025 | A1e | |
| Laurales | Litsea buinensis | CR | 2025 | A1e | |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mammalia | Melomys bougainville | Bougainville Melomys | DD | 2025 | |
| Aves | Nesasio solomonensis | Fearful Owl | NT | 2025 | |
| Mammalia | Nesonycteris woodfordi | Woodford's Blossom Bat | LC | 2025 | |
| Mammalia | Pteralopex anceps | Bougainville Monkey-faced Bat | EN | 2025 | |
| Mammalia | Anthops ornatus | Solomons Leaf-nosed Bat | VU | 2025 | |
| Mammalia | Dobsonia inermis | Solomons Bare-backed Fruit Bat | LC | 2025 | |
| Aves | Pitta anerythra | Black-faced Pitta | NT | 2025 | |
| Reptilia | Tribolonotus ponceleti | Giant Spiny Skink | DD | 2025 | |
| Reptilia | Tribolonotus pseudoponceleti | Western Crocodile Skink | LC | 2025 | |
| Mammalia | Solomys salebrosus | Bougainville Giant Rat | VU | 2025 | |
| Aves | Horornis haddeni | Bougainville Bush-warbler | NT | 2025 | |
| Reptilia | Tribolonotus blanchardi | Blanchard's Helmet Skink | LC | 2025 | |
| Aves | Actenoides bougainvillei | Moustached Kingfisher | LC | 2025 | |
| Mammalia | Solomys ponceleti | Poncelet's Giant Rat | CR | 2025 | |
| Mammalia | Pteropus mahaganus | Sanborn's Flying Fox | LC | 2025 | |
| Aves | Puffinus heinrothi | Heinroth's Shearwater | VU | 2025 | |
| Aves | Todiramphus leucopygius | Ultramarine Kingfisher | LC | 2025 | |
| Aves | Aplonis brunneicapillus | White-eyed Starling | VU | 2025 | |
| Aves | Haliaeetus sanfordi | Sanford's Sea-eagle | VU | 2025 | |
| Amphibia | Cornufer heffernani | Solomon Island Palm Frog | LC | 2025 | |
| Papilionoidea | Parantica garamantis | Angled Tiger | VU | 2025 | |
| Papilionoidea | Graphium meeki | MEEK'S GRAPHIUM | LC | 2025 | |
| Aves | Columba pallidiceps | Yellow-legged Pigeon | VU | 2025 | |
| Mammalia | Pteralopex flanneryi | Greater Monkey-faced Bat | CR | 2025 | |
| Aves | Accipiter imitator | Imitator Goshawk | NT | 2025 | |
| Amphibia | Litoria lutea | Faro Island Treefrog | LC | 2025 | |
| Amphibia | Cornufer opisthodon | Faro Webbed Frog | LC | 2025 | |
| Amphibia | Cornufer gigas | Bougainville Sticky-toed Frog | DD | 2025 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Buin. 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 16, 2025.