Kunua Plains and Mount Balbi (45031)
Papua New Guinea, Australasia
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibia | Cornufer opisthodon | Faro Webbed Frog | DD | 2012 |  |
| Amphibia | Palmatorappia solomonis | Solomon Island Palm Frog | VU | 2012 | |
| Mammalia | Melomys bougainville | Bougainville Melomys | DD | 2012 | |
| Mammalia | Pteropus mahaganus | Sanborn's Flying Fox | VU | 2012 | |
| Mammalia | Pteralopex anceps | Bougainville Monkey-faced Bat | EN | 2012 | |
| Aves | Puffinus heinrothi | Heinroth's Shearwater | VU | 2012 | |
| Aves | Nesasio solomonensis | Fearful Owl | VU | 2012 | |
| Amphibia | Litoria lutea | Faro Island Treefrog | VU | 2012 | |
| Aves | Actenoides bougainvillei | Moustached Kingfisher | VU | 2012 | |
| Papilionoidea | Parantica garamantis | Angled Tiger | VU | 2012 | |
| Papilionoidea | Graphium meeki | MEEK'S GRAPHIUM | VU | 2012 | |
| Aves | Columba pallidiceps | Yellow-legged Pigeon | VU | 2012 | |
| Aves | Haliaeetus sanfordi | Sanford's Sea-eagle | VU | 2012 | |
| Mammalia | Dobsonia inermis | Solomons Bare-backed Fruit Bat | LC | 2012 | |
| Mammalia | Anthops ornatus | Solomons Leaf-nosed Bat | DD | 2012 | |
| Mammalia | Melonycteris woodfordi | Woodford's Blossom Bat | LC | 2012 | |
| Mammalia | Solomys salebrosus | Bougainville Giant Rat | EN | 2012 | |
| Mammalia | Pteralopex flanneryi | Greater Monkey-faced Bat | CR | 2012 | |
| Reptilia | Tribolonotus pseudoponceleti | Western Crocodile Skink | LC | 2012 | |
| Reptilia | Tribolonotus blanchardi | Blanchard's Helmet Skink | VU | 2012 | |
| Aves | Todiramphus leucopygius | Ultramarine Kingfisher | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Pitta anerythra | Black-faced Pitta | VU | 2012 | |
| Aves | Cettia haddeni | Bougainville Bush-warbler | NT | 2012 | |
| Aves | Aplonis brunneicapillus | White-eyed Starling | EN | 2012 | |
| Aves | Accipiter imitator | Imitator Goshawk | VU | 2012 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Kunua Plains and Mount Balbi. 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.