Mactan, Kalawisan and Cansaga Bays (9770)
Philippines, Asia
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Heteroscelus brevipes | Grey-tailed Tattler | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Egretta eulophotes | Chinese Egret | VU | 2006 | |
| Reptilia | Tropidophorus grayi | Spiny Waterside Skink | LC | 2006 | |
| Reptilia | Cyrtodactylus annulatus | Annulated Bow-fingered Gecko | LC | 2006 | |
| Reptilia | Calamaria gervaisi | Gervais' Worm Snake | LC | 2006 | |
| Reptilia | Hemibungarus calligaster | Barred Philippine False Coral Snake | LC | 2006 | |
| Reptilia | Gekko mindorensis | Mindoro Narrow-disked Gecko | LC | 2006 | |
| Reptilia | Malayotyphlops hypogius | DD | 2006 | | |
| Reptilia | Tropidonophis negrosensis | VU | 2006 | | |
| Aves | Tringa nebularia | Common Greenshank | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pluvialis fulva | Pacific Golden Plover | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Charadrius mongolus | Lesser Sandplover | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tringa totanus | Common Redshank | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Reptilia | Sphenomorphus jagori | Jagor's Sphenomorphus | LC | 2006 | |
| Reptilia | Lepidodactylus planicaudus | Small Broad-tailed Smooth-scaled Gecko | LC | 2006 | |
| Reptilia | Cyclocorus lineatus | Northern Triangle-spotted Snake | LC | 2006 | |
| Reptilia | Pseudogekko brevipes | Orange-spotted Smooth-scaled Gecko | VU | 2006 | |
| Reptilia | Sphenomorphus steerei | Steere's Sphenomorphus | LC | 2006 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Mactan, Kalawisan and Cansaga Bays. 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 17, 2025.