Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Suliformes > Phalacrocoracidae > Phalacrocorax > Phalacrocorax carboPhalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant)Synonyms: Australocorax gregorii; Carbo cormoranus; Pelecanus carbo (homotypic); Pelecanus spec (pro parte); Phalacrocorax gregorii Language: French The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, the large cormorant in India and the black shag further south in New Zealand, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds. The genus name is Latinised Ancient Greek, from φαλακρός (phalakros, "bald") and κόραξ (korax, "raven"), and carbo is Latin for "charcoal". It breeds in much of the Old World and the Atlantic coast of North America. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 8.03769 EDGE Score: 2.2014 |
Clutch Size [7] | 4 | Clutches / Year [4] | 1 | Egg Length [6] | 2.48 inches (63 mm) | Egg Width [6] | 1.575 inches (40 mm) | Fledging [6] | 50 days | Global Population (2017 est.) [3] | 1,400,000 | Incubation [4] | 30 days | Mating Display [8] | Ground display | Maximum Longevity [4] | 24 years | Speed [9] | 34.001 MPH (15.2 m/s) | Water Biome [1] | Lakes and Ponds, Rivers and Streams, Coastal | Wing Span [9] | 4.592 feet (1.4 m) | | Adult Weight [2] | 4.969 lbs (2.254 kg) | Birth Weight [4] | 49 grams | Female Weight [6] | 4.42 lbs (2.005 kg) | Male Weight [6] | 5.291 lbs (2.40 kg) | Weight Dimorphism [6] | 19.7 % | | Breeding Habitat [3] | Coastal cliffs and islands, Coastal marine | Wintering Geography [3] | Atlantic Coast | Wintering Habitat [3] | Coastal marine, Rocky intertidal | | Diet [5] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Piscivore | Diet - Ectothermic [5] | 10 % | Diet - Fish [5] | 80 % | Diet - Invertibrates [5] | 10 % | Forages - Underwater [5] | 100 % | | Female Maturity [4] | 4 years | Male Maturity [4] | 4 years |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests |
Greece, Turkey, Macedonia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe |
Kazahkstan, Uzbekistan, Tadjikistan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Alashan Plateau semi-desert |
China, Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Albany thickets |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Albertine Rift montane forests |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Alps conifer and mixed forests |
Italy, France, Switzerland, Slovenia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Altai alpine meadow and tundra |
China, Kazakstan, Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Altai montane forest and forest steppe |
China, Kazakstan, Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Altai steppe and semi-desert |
Kazahkstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Amur meadow steppe |
China, Russia |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Anatolian conifer and deciduous mixed forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Angolan Miombo woodlands |
Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Angolan Mopane woodlands |
Angola, Namibia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands |
Angola |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands |
Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Egypt , Iraq, Jordan, Syria |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Arabian Peninsula coastal fog desert |
Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Atlantic coastal desert |
Mauritania, Western Sahara |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Atlantic mixed forests |
France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Azerbaijan shrub desert and steppe |
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Badghyz and Karabil semi-desert |
Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Tajikistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Balkan mixed forests |
Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Baltic mixed forests |
Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Poland |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Bohai Sea saline meadow |
China |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Caledon conifer forests |
United Kingdom |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Canary Islands dry woodlands and forests |
Spain |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Cantabrian mixed forests |
Spain, Portugal |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Cape Verde Islands dry forests |
Cape Verde |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests |
Iran, Azerbaijan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Caspian lowland desert |
Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Caucasus mixed forests |
Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Celtic broadleaf forests |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Central Afghan Mountains xeric woodlands |
Afghanistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central Anatolian deciduous forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Central Anatolian steppe |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central Asian northern desert |
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central Asian riparian woodlands |
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central Asian southern desert |
Turkmenistan stretching, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central China loess plateau mixed forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Central European mixed forests |
Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Moldovia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Central Indochina dry forests |
Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Central Korean deciduous forests |
Republic of Korea, Dem. People's Rep of Korea |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Central Persian desert basins |
Iran, Afghanistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Changbai Mountains mixed forests |
China, Dem. People's Rep of Korea |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Changjiang Plain evergreen forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Chao Phraya freshwater swamp forests |
Thailand |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Chao Phraya lowland moist deciduous forests |
Thailand |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Chatham Island temperate forests |
New Zealand |
Australasia |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Chhota-Nagpur dry deciduous forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Cyprus Mediterranean forests |
Cyprus |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Da Hinggan-Dzhagdy Mountains conifer forests |
China, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Daurian forest steppe |
China, Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Deccan thorn scrub forests |
India, Sri Lanka |
Indo-Malayan |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests |
South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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East African halophytics |
Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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East African mangroves |
Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia |
Afrotropic |
Mangroves |
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East African montane forests |
Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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East Deccan dry-evergreen forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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East Siberian taiga |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Eastern Anatolian montane steppe |
Iran, Turkey, Armenia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eastern Arc forests |
Tanzania, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Eastern Gobi desert steppe |
China, Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Eastern highlands moist deciduous forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests |
India, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests |
Bhutan, India, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests |
Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Syria |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Eastern Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Emin Valley steppe |
China, Kazakstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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English Lowlands beech forests |
United Kingdom |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Ethiopian montane forests |
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands |
Ethiopia, Eritrea |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Ethiopian montane moorlands |
Ethiopia |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Euxine-Colchic broadleaf forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Faroe Islands boreal grasslands |
Denmark |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Ghorat-Hazarajat alpine meadow |
Afghanistan |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Gissaro-Alai open woodlands |
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Goadavari-Krishna mangroves |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Mangroves |
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Great Lakes Basin desert steppe |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Guinean forest-savanna mosaic |
Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Guizhou Plateau broadleaf and mixed forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Gulf of Oman desert and semi-desert |
Oman, United Arab Emirates |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Hainan Island monsoon rain forests |
China |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Helanshan montane conifer forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Hengduan Mountains subalpine conifer forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Highveld grasslands |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests |
India, Bhutan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Himalayan subtropical pine forests |
India, Bhutan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Huang He Plain mixed forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Iberian conifer forests |
Spain |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests |
Spain, Portugal |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Iceland boreal birch forests and alpine tundra |
Iceland |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Illyrian deciduous forests |
Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Indochina mangroves |
Thailand, Cambodia, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Mangroves |
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Indus Valley desert |
Pakistan |
Indo-Malayan |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Irrawaddy dry forests |
Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Irrawaddy freshwater swamp forests |
Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests |
Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Italian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests |
Italy, France |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Itigi-Sumbu thicket |
Tanzania, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Jian Nan subtropical evergreen forests |
China |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Junggar Basin semi-desert |
China, Kazakstan, Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands |
Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Kalahari xeric savanna |
Botswana, Namibia, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Kaokoveld desert |
Namibia, Angola |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe |
Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, India |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Kazakh semi-desert |
Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Kazakh steppe |
Russia, Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Knysna-Amatole montane forests |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Lake Chad flooded savanna |
Nigeria, Chad, Niger |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests |
Bangladesh, India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Lowland fynbos and renosterveld |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Malabar Coast moist forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Manchurian mixed forests |
Republic of Korea, Dem. People's Rep of Korea, China, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Maputaland coastal forest mosaic |
Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands |
Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Mediterranean acacia-argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets |
Morocco, Spain |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe |
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Mediterranean woodlands and forests |
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Meghalaya subtropical forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Mesopotamian shrub desert |
Iraq, Syria, Jordan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Middle East steppe |
Syria, Iraq |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests |
Myanmar, India, Bangladesh |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Mongolian-Manchurian grassland |
China, Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Montane fynbos and renosterveld |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Myanmar Coast mangroves |
India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand |
Indo-Malayan |
Mangroves |
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Myanmar coastal rain forests |
Myanmar, Bangladesh |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Nama Karoo |
Namibia, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Namib desert |
Namibia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Namibian savanna woodlands |
Angola, Namibia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Nihonkai evergreen forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Nihonkai montane deciduous forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Nile Delta flooded savanna |
Egypt |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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North Atlantic moist mixed forests |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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North Saharan steppe and woodlands |
Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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North Tibetan Plateau-Kunlun Mountains alpine desert |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
North Western Ghats montane rain forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Northeast China Plain deciduous forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests |
India, Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
|
|
|
|
Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests |
China, India, Bhutan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
|
|
|
|
Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests |
France, Spain |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
|
|
|
|
Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
|
|
|
|
Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Northern dry deciduous forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Northern Indochina subtropical forests |
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Northern Khorat Plateau moist deciduous forests |
Laos, Thailand |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests |
Laos, Thailand |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests |
Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic |
Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows |
China, Pakistan, India |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Northwestern thorn scrub forests |
India, Pakistan |
Indo-Malayan |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Nujiang Langcang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
|
|
|
|
Okhotsk-Manchurian taiga |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
|
|
|
|
Ordos Plateau steppe |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Orissa semi-evergreen forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Pamir alpine desert and tundra |
China, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Pannonian mixed forests |
Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Peninsular Malaysian rain forests |
Indonesia, Malaysia |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Persian Gulf desert and semi-desert |
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Pindus Mountains mixed forests |
Albania, Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
|
|
|
|
Po Basin mixed forests |
Italy |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Pontic steppe |
Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests |
Spain, France, Andorra |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Qilian Mountains conifer forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
|
|
|
|
Qilian Mountains subalpine meadows |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh |
India, Pakistan |
Indo-Malayan |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
|
|
|
|
Red River freshwater swamp forests |
Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Red Sea Nubo-Sindian tropical desert and semi-desert |
Egypt, Jordan, Saudia Arabia, Yemen, Oman |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert |
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Rodope montane mixed forests |
Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Sahara desert |
Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Niger |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Saharan flooded grasslands |
Sudan |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
|
|
|
|
Sahelian Acacia savanna |
Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Sarmatic mixed forests |
Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Sweden |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Sayan Alpine meadows and tundra |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Sayan Intermontane steppe |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Sayan montane conifer forests |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
|
|
|
|
Scandinavian coastal conifer forests |
Norway |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
|
|
|
|
Scandinavian Montane Birch forest and grasslands |
Norway, Sweden, Finland |
Palearctic |
Tundra |
|
|
|
|
Selenge-Orkhon forest steppe |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Serengeti volcanic grasslands |
Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Solomon Islands rain forests |
Solomon Islands |
Australasia |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
South Appenine mixed montane forests |
Italy |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
|
|
|
|
South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests |
China, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
South Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert |
Iran, Iraq, Pakistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
South Saharan steppe and woodlands |
Mauritania, Mali, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
South Taiwan monsoon rain forests |
Taiwan |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
South Western Ghats montane rain forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Southeast Tibet shrub and meadows |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Southeastern Iberian shrubs and woodlands |
Spain |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
|
|
|
|
Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests |
Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Tanzania, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Southern Africa bushveld |
Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Southern Africa mangroves |
South Africa, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Mangroves |
|
|
|
|
Southern Annamites montane rain forests |
Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Southern Korea evergreen forests |
South Korea |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Southern Miombo woodlands |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests |
Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic |
Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests |
Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Morocco |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
|
|
|
|
Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests |
Sri Lanka |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Succulent Karoo |
Namibia, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Suiphun-Khanka meadows and forest meadows |
China, Russia |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
|
|
|
|
Taiheiyo evergreen forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Taiheiyo montane deciduous forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests |
Taiwan |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Taklimakan desert |
China |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Tarim Basin deciduous forests and steppe |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands |
Bhutan, India, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Tian Shan foothill arid steppe |
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Tian Shan montane conifer forests |
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
|
|
|
|
Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows |
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Tibetan Plateau alpine shrub and meadows |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh |
Iran, Iraq |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
|
|
|
|
Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests |
Cambodia, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Tonle Sap-Mekong peat swamp forests |
Cambodia, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Trans-Baikal conifer forests |
Russia, Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
|
|
|
|
Tyrrhenian-Adriatic sclerophyllous and mixed forests |
France, Italy |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
|
|
|
|
Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Ussuri broadleaf and mixed forests |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic |
Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
West Sudanian savanna |
Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Western European broadleaf forests |
Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows |
India, Nepal |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests |
India, Pakistan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
|
|
|
|
Western Zambezian grasslands |
Angola, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Yarlung Tsangpo arid steppe |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Yellow Sea saline meadow |
China |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
|
|
|
|
Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Zagros Mountains forest steppe |
Iran |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands |
South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands |
Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Zambezian coastal flooded savanna |
Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
|
|
|
|
Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests |
Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Zambezian flooded grasslands |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
|
|
|
|
Zambezian halophytics |
Mozambique, Botswana |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
|
|
|
|
Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
ANTICHASIA ORI KAI METEORA |
|
178032 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
ARRIBES DEL DUERO |
|
264506 |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
Ailaoshan Nature Reserve |
V |
332544 |
Yunnan, China |
|
|
|
|
Alto Turia y Sierra del Negrete |
|
247883 |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
Arthur's Pass National Park |
II |
257008 |
South Island, New Zealand |
|
|
|
|
Astrakhanskiy Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik |
Ia |
167827 |
Astrakhan, Russia |
|
|
|
|
Banc d'Arguin National Park |
II |
2949017 |
Mauritania |
|
|
|
|
Bassigny |
|
194044 |
France |
|
|
|
|
Berezinskiy Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
209113 |
Belarus |
|
|
|
|
Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
|
160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
|
|
|
|
Camargue |
|
546256 |
France |
|
|
|
|
Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
|
|
|
|
Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
|
163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
|
|
|
|
Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
|
310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
|
|
|
|
Chausey |
|
203679 |
France |
|
|
|
|
Chernye Zemli Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik |
IV |
621951 |
Russia |
|
|
|
|
Currawinya Lakes National Park |
II |
372252 |
Queensland, Australia |
|
|
|
|
DOÑANA |
|
281453 |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve |
|
1433211 |
Romania |
|
|
|
|
Daurskiy Biosphere Reserve |
|
562659 |
Russia |
|
|
|
|
Emine |
|
164580 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
Encinares del río Alberche y río Cofio |
|
205483 |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
Estuaire de la Loire - Baie de Bourgneuf |
|
198183 |
France |
|
|
|
|
Etosha National Park |
II |
5699141 |
Namibia |
|
|
|
|
FUENTES CARRIONAS Y FUENTE COBRE-MONTAÑA PALENTINA |
|
193184 |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
Fitzgerald River National Park |
II |
732417 |
Western Australia, Australia |
|
|
|
|
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary |
IV |
2387149 |
Florida, United States |
|
|
|
|
Flusslandschaft Elbe Biosphere Reserve |
|
925242 |
Germany |
|
|
|
|
Fujian Wuyishan Nature Reserve |
V |
206754 |
Fujian, China |
|
|
|
|
Grampians National Park |
II |
416373 |
Victoria, Australia |
|
|
|
|
Great Gobi National Park |
Ia |
13211440 |
Mongolia |
|
|
|
|
Gros Morne National Park |
II |
476632 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
|
|
|
|
IJsselmeer |
|
279946 |
Netherlands |
|
|
|
|
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park |
II |
2382284 |
Northern Cape, South Africa |
|
|
|
|
Kamchiyska Mountain |
|
219637 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
Kanha Tiger Reserve National Park |
II |
223971 |
Madhya Pradesh, India |
|
|
|
|
Karoo National Park |
II |
190300 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
|
|
|
|
Katavi National Park |
II |
1054210 |
Tanzania |
|
|
|
|
Kavkazskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
692723 |
Krasnodar, Karachay-Cherkessia, Adygea, Russia |
|
|
|
|
Khazar Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
658105 |
Turkmenistan |
|
|
|
|
Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve |
II |
256073 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
|
|
|
|
Kosciuszko National Park |
II |
1705480 |
New South Wales, Australia |
|
|
|
|
Kotlenska Mountain |
|
245286 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
Kruger National Park |
II |
4718115 |
Mpumalanga, South Africa |
|
|
|
|
Kura kurgu |
|
476839 |
Estonia |
|
|
|
|
LITTORAL SEINO-MARIN |
|
367957 |
France |
|
|
|
|
Laplandskiy Biosphere Reserve |
|
757114 |
Russia |
|
|
|
|
Les Ecrins |
|
227201 |
France |
|
|
|
|
Luberon Regional Nature Park |
V |
406572 |
France |
|
|
|
|
MARAIS POITEVIN |
|
168088 |
France |
|
|
|
|
Macquarie Island Nature Reserve |
Ia |
233540 |
Tasmania, Australia |
|
|
|
|
Marakele National Park |
II |
163507 |
Limpopo, South Africa |
|
|
|
|
Marchesato e Fiume Neto |
|
173480 |
Italy |
|
|
|
|
Markermeer & IJmeer |
|
169287 |
Netherlands |
|
|
|
|
Merenkurkun saaristo |
|
316695 |
Finland |
|
|
|
|
Moray Firth |
|
373987 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
|
|
|
|
Mount Aspiring National Park |
II |
473907 |
South Island, New Zealand |
|
|
|
|
Mount Kulal Biosphere Reserve |
|
1729738 |
Kenya |
|
|
|
|
Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
|
470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
|
|
|
|
Noordzeekustzone |
|
305536 |
Netherlands |
|
|
|
|
Ouessant-Molène |
|
190983 |
France |
|
|
|
|
Parc National de la Comoe National Park |
II |
2902593 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
|
|
|
|
Parco Del Cilento e Vallo de Diano National Park |
|
551095 |
Italy |
|
|
|
|
Pflaelzerwald Nature Park |
V |
438818 |
Germany |
|
|
|
|
Plateau ardennais |
|
186972 |
France |
|
|
|
|
Provadiysko-Royaksko plateau |
|
207644 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
Puszcza Kampinoska Biosphere Reserve |
|
188373 |
Poland |
|
|
|
|
Pärnu lahe |
|
270781 |
Estonia |
|
|
|
|
Queen Elizabeth National Park |
II |
522052 |
Uganda |
|
|
|
|
Rajaji National Park |
II |
196637 |
Uttaranchal, India |
|
|
|
|
Ramsar-Gebiet S-H Wattenmeer und angrenzende Küstengebiete |
|
1146339 |
Germany |
|
|
|
|
Reserve de la Biosphere des Vosges du Nord Biosphere Reserve |
|
301469 |
France |
|
|
|
|
Richtersveld National Park |
II |
399195 |
Northern Cape, South Africa |
|
|
|
|
Riverland Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
1490891 |
South Australia, Australia |
|
|
|
|
Royal Chitwan National Park |
II |
292637 |
Nepal |
|
|
|
|
SPA Pommersche Bucht |
|
495241 |
Germany |
|
|
|
|
Sakar |
|
310629 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
Sayano-Shushenskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
964620 |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
|
|
|
|
Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve |
|
319164 |
Germany |
|
|
|
|
Secteur marin de l'île d'Yeu jusqu'au continent |
|
606421 |
France |
|
|
|
|
Serengeti-Ngorongoro Biosphere Reserve |
|
5696026 |
Tanzania |
|
|
|
|
Serrà d'Espadà |
|
161443 |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
|
182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
|
|
|
|
Sierra de Martés-Muela de Cortes |
|
349412 |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
Strandzha |
|
285202 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
The Wash and North Norfolk Coast |
|
266284 |
England, United Kingdom |
|
|
|
|
Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
688326 |
Cambodia |
|
|
|
|
Trebon Basin Protected Landscape Area |
V |
173393 |
Czech Republic |
|
|
|
|
Tsavo National Park |
II |
3232255 |
Kenya |
|
|
|
|
Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina (Ubsunur Depression) Zapovednik |
Ia |
798640 |
Tuva, Russia |
|
|
|
|
Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park |
II |
332429 |
Northern Territory, Australia |
|
|
|
|
Väinamere |
|
670389 |
Estonia |
|
|
|
|
Waddensea of Lower Saxony Biosphere Reserve |
|
539522 |
Germany |
|
|
|
|
Waddensea of Schleswig-Holstein Biosphere Reserve |
|
724639 |
Germany |
|
|
|
|
Waddenzee |
|
672193 |
Netherlands |
|
|
|
|
Wasur-Rawa Biru National Park |
|
605464 |
Papua, Indonesia |
|
|
|
|
Waterberg Biosphere Reserve |
|
1024427 |
Limpopo, South Africa |
|
|
|
|
West Caprivi Game Reserve Game Park |
VI |
1448182 |
Namibia |
|
|
|
|
Yancheng Nature Reserve |
V |
711488 |
China |
|
|
|
|
Yathong Nature Reserve |
Ia |
270264 |
New South Wales, Australia |
|
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|
Name |
Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
"Balykchi" Fish Farm |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Abbas-abad dam |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Abberton Reservoir |
United Kingdom |
A4iii, B1i, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Abu Ali |
Saudi Arabia |
A4i, B1i, B3 |
|
|
|
Aftout es Sâheli |
Mauritania |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Agrakhanski Bay (North Agrakhan) |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Aksu River basin |
China (mainland) |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Aktepe Reservoir and Three Lakes |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Akzhar Lakes |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Albufera de Valencia marshes |
Spain |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Alluvial wetlands of the River Drava |
Croatia |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Amudarya floodlands near Termez |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Amvrakikos gulf |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Anzali Mordab complex |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Aogu Wetlands |
Taiwan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Ayeyarwaddy River: Myitkyina to Sinbo Section |
Myanmar |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Bachu Oasis |
China (mainland) |
A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Bafa lake |
Turkey |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Bahr Al Milh |
Iraq |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Bahu Kalat (Gandu) Protected Area |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A3, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Baie des Veys et Marais du Cotentin |
France |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Banc d'Arguin National Park |
Mauritania |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Bandar Kiashar lagoon and mouth of Sefid Rud |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Barr al Hikman |
Oman |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Basque Islands and Michaud Point |
Canada |
A4i |
|
|
|
Basse Vallée de la Durance |
France |
B1i, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Bay of Lommabukten |
Sweden |
A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Bay of Skälderviken |
Sweden |
A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B1iv, B2, B3, C3, C4, C5, C6 |
|
|
|
Bayanbulak and Kaidu River Valley |
China (mainland) |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Berdyans'ka peninsula |
Ukraine |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Bibane |
Tunisia |
A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Bird Islands |
Canada |
A4i |
|
|
|
Bistreţ |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Black Sea |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Blahniţa |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Bol'shoye Beloe lake |
Russia (Central Asian) |
A1, A4i |
|
|
|
Boon Tsagaan Lake |
Mongolia |
A1, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Bosphorus |
Turkey |
A4i, A4ii, A4iii, A4iv, B1i, B1ii, B1iii, B1iv |
|
|
|
Bosten Lake |
China (mainland) |
A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Boughrara |
Tunisia |
A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Breidafjördur |
Iceland |
A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Buhuşu reservoir: Bacău: Tătărăşti |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Buir Lake |
Mongolia |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Burgasko Lake |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Burqin River and Kanas Lake |
China (mainland) |
A1, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Büyük Menderes delta |
Turkey |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Cádiz bay |
Spain |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Camargue |
France |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Campo Arañuelo-Valdecañas reservoir |
Spain |
A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Cap Fagnet |
France |
C7 |
|
|
|
Cape Martiyan |
Ukraine |
B1i |
|
|
|
Central Black Sea Coast |
Turkey |
A4iv, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Chechen' Island and east seaside of Agrakhan peninsula |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Cherniy (Black) Irtysh Delta |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A4i |
|
|
|
Chimkurgan Reservoir |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Cíes islands |
Spain |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Dadynskiye lakes |
Russia (European) |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Dalverzin State Forestry and Hunting Management Area |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Dannskí¤r-í–rskí¤r islands |
Sweden |
A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Danube bend |
Hungary |
A4i, B1i |
|
|
|
Danube Delta |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Danube Delta and Razelm-Sinoe complex |
Romania |
A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1iii, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
De Wieden |
Netherlands |
B1i, B2, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Delta of the River Don |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1iv, B2 |
|
|
|
Delta of the Ural River |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A4i |
|
|
|
Deryatakyr |
Turkmenistan |
A4i |
|
|
|
Divari Pilou lagoon (Gialova) |
Greece |
A4i, B1i, C2, C3 |
|
|
|
Dnipro delta |
Ukraine |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Dnister delta |
Ukraine |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Dolgy Reef and Bol'shoi Fiskar archipelagos |
Russia (European) |
B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Donji Miholjac fish-ponds |
Croatia |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Drini Delta |
Albania |
A1, A4i, B1i |
|
|
|
Dzheiran Ecocentre |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Dzhulukul' depression |
Russia (Central Asian) |
A1, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Ebro delta |
Spain |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Ekerem: Esenguly |
Turkmenistan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
El Malaha |
Egypt |
A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Epanomi lagoon |
Greece |
B1i, B2, C2, C3 |
|
|
|
Estuaire de la Bidassoa et Baie de Fontarabie |
France |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Etang d'Urbino et zones humides périphériques |
France |
B1i, C3 |
|
|
|
Etang de Biguglia |
France |
A4iii, B1i, C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Etang de Thau |
France |
A4i, B1i, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Etangs de Citis, Lavalduc, Engrenier, Pourra, l'Estomac, Fos et salines de Rassuen et de Fos |
France |
A4i, B1i, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Etangs Montpellierains |
France |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Evros delta |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1iv, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 |
|
|
|
Falaise aux Goélands and pointe de l’Est |
Canada |
A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Fengshan Reservoir |
Taiwan |
A4i |
|
|
|
Fereidoonkenar marshes |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Firth of Forth Islands |
United Kingdom |
A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C |
|
|
|
Froan |
Norway |
A1, A4i, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Gargano Promontory and Capitanata Wetlands |
Italy |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Gomishan marshes and Turkoman steppes |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Gorni Dabnik-Telish Reservoir |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Gourine |
Tunisia |
A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Grado and Marano lagoon |
Italy |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Gräsö archipelago |
Sweden |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Grevelingen |
Netherlands |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Gruia: Gârla Mare |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Haleji Wildlife Sanctuary |
Pakistan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Hefer valley |
Israel |
A4i, B1i |
|
|
|
Hilleh Protected Area |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Horsens Fjord, Svanegrunden & Endelave |
Denmark |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Hotan Oasis |
China (mainland) |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Hovvig |
Denmark |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
|
|
|
Hyllekrog-Rødsand and Fehmarn Belt |
Denmark |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, C2, C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Île Brion |
Canada |
A4i, A4ii |
|
|
|
Île du Lac |
Canada |
A4i |
|
|
|
Île Shag |
Canada |
A4i |
|
|
|
Îles Sainte-Marie |
Canada |
A4iii |
|
|
|
Ilfov reservoir |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Ili River Delta |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Inner Deep Bay and Shenzhen River catchment area |
Hong Kong |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Inner Tokyo bay |
Japan |
A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Irbe strait |
Estonia |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Irbe strait |
Latvia |
A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1ii |
|
|
|
Irgiz-Turgay Lakes |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Island near Gorni Tzibar |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, C1, C2, C3, B1i |
|
|
|
Jelas field including fishponds and wet pastures along Sava RIver |
Croatia |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Jezre'el, Harod and Bet She'an valleys |
Israel |
A1, A4i, A4iii, A4iv, B1i, B1iv, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Jiwani Beaches and Dasht Kaur |
Pakistan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Kakhovs'ke reservoir (Energodar) |
Ukraine |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Kakhovs'ke reservoir (Vasylivka village) |
Ukraine |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Kalamas estuary |
Greece |
A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Kamyshovoe-Zhamankol Lakes |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Kaoping River |
Taiwan |
A1, A4i |
|
|
|
Karakyr Lakes |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Karavasta Lagoon |
Albania |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Karkamis |
Turkey |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i |
|
|
|
Karkinits'ka and Dzharylgats'ka bays |
Ukraine |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Karnabchul Steppe |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Kattakurgan Reservoir |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Kazakhstan portion of the river Volga's Delta: Zhambay |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Kazantip Cape, Aktash lake and Astanins'ka marsh |
Ukraine |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Kerkennah islands |
Tunisia |
A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Khankhovuz |
Turkmenistan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Khanskoye Lake |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Khar Lake |
Mongolia |
A1, A4i |
|
|
|
Khar Us Lake |
Mongolia |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Khukh Lake |
Mongolia |
A1, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Kinburns'kyj peninsula |
Ukraine |
A4i, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Kinmen National Park |
Taiwan |
A1, A4i |
|
|
|
Kis-Sárrét |
Hungary |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Kiziltash limans |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Kongsøy |
Norway |
A4iii, B1i, B3 |
|
|
|
Kopetdagkhovudan |
Turkmenistan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Koycegiz lake |
Turkey |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i |
|
|
|
Küçükçekmece basin |
Turkey |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i |
|
|
|
Kus lake / Manyas lake |
Turkey |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Lac du Der-Chantecoq et étangs latéraux |
France |
A4i, A4iii, A4iv, B1i, B1iv, B2, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 |
|
|
|
Lagoons of Kerkyra |
Greece |
A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, C3 |
|
|
|
Lake 'Southern Agrakhan' |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Lake Alakol Islands |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Lake Amvrakia |
Greece |
B1i, C2, C3 |
|
|
|
Lake Bardawil |
Egypt |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Lake Geneva: Grangettes |
Switzerland |
A4i, B1i |
|
|
|
Lake IJsselmeer |
Netherlands |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Lake Kerkini |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Lake Kinneret and Kinerot |
Israel |
A4i, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Lake Manzala |
Egypt |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Lake Mikri Prespa and Lake Megali Prespa |
Greece |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Lake Mitrikou (Ismarida) |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Lake Pamvotida (Ioanninon) |
Greece |
A1, B1i, C1, C3 |
|
|
|
Lake Shkodra (Lake Scadar) |
Albania |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i |
|
|
|
Lake Trasimeno |
Italy |
A4iii, B1i, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Lake Tunis (Lake Radès) |
Tunisia |
A4i |
|
|
|
Lake Victoria: Bumbire Islands |
Tanzania |
A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Lakes Montepulciano and Chiusi |
Italy |
B1i, B2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Lepelaarplassen |
Netherlands |
A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Lesser Aral Sea |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Lille Vildmose |
Denmark |
A4i, B1i, C2, C3 |
|
|
|
Lithuanian part of the Curonian Spit |
Lithuania |
A1, A4i, B1i, B1iv |
|
|
|
Litorale Romano |
Italy |
B1i, B2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Lower reaches of Tarim River |
China (mainland) |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Lower Tisza Valley |
Hungary |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Luitemaa |
Estonia |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Lutoboka point (Ssese islands) |
Uganda |
A4i |
|
|
|
Maly Zhemchuzhny island |
Russia (European) |
A4i, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Mandra-Poda complex |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Maribo lakes |
Denmark |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Maritsa-Plovdiv |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3 |
|
|
|
Markit-Yarkant Oasis |
China (mainland) |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Masinga reservoir |
Kenya |
A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Mechka Fish-ponds |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Mergen |
Turkmenistan |
A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Mesolongi and Aetoliko lagoons, and Acheloos and Evinos estuaries |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Miankaleh Peninsula and Gorgan Bay |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Mochrum and Castle Lochs |
United Kingdom |
B1i, C3 |
|
|
|
Molochnyj Liman |
Ukraine |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Monde Protected Area |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, B1i |
|
|
|
Mongol Daguur |
Mongolia |
A1, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Morava |
Slovakia |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Moyenne Vallée de la Durance |
France |
A4i, B1i, B2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Naardermeer |
Netherlands |
A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Neman river Delta and the coast of the Curonian (Courish) Bay |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Nemunas delta regional Park |
Lithuania |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Nestou delta and coastal lagoons |
Greece |
A1, A4i, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Nissum Fjord |
Denmark |
A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Northern Head and South Head |
Canada |
A4i |
|
|
|
Northern shore of Aydarkul Lake |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Nærå Coast and Æbelø area |
Denmark |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
|
|
|
Obytichna peninsula |
Ukraine |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Olt valley |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Omgangsstauran |
Norway |
A4i, A4iii, B1i |
|
|
|
Oostvaardersplassen |
Netherlands |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Ovtcharitsa Reservoir |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, C1, C2, C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Palmas Gulf wetlands |
Italy |
A4i, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Parches-Somova wetland |
Romania |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Pärnu bay (NEW) |
Estonia |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Petite Camargue laguno-marine |
France |
A4i, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Po Delta |
Italy |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Poilovlje with Koncanica, Garesnica and Poljana fishponds |
Croatia |
A1, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Porto Lagos, Lake Vistonis, and coastal lagoons (Lakes of Thrace) |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Pozharevo Island |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Præstø Fjord, Ulvshale, Nyord and Jungshoved Nor |
Denmark |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3, C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Puck Bay |
Poland |
C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Qiemo Oasis and Qarqan River |
China (mainland) |
A2, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Qinghai Hu (Koko Nor) |
China (mainland) |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Ringkøbing Fjord |
Denmark |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
River Danube flood-plain |
Slovakia |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
River Drava |
Slovenia |
A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
River Mincio and Bosco Fontana |
Italy |
A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Rosarito and Navalcán reservoirs-La Iglesuela (Tietar valley) |
Spain |
A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Rozov Kladenets Reservoir |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, C3 |
|
|
|
Rubondo Island National Park |
Tanzania |
A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Sado estuary |
Portugal |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Sakarya Delta |
Turkey |
A4i, B1i |
|
|
|
Sangachal Bay |
Azerbaijan |
A4i, A4iii, B1i |
|
|
|
Sanjiang Nature Reserve |
China (mainland) |
A1, A4i |
|
|
|
Sarykopa Lake System |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Senné |
Slovakia |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Shahdidi spit |
Azerbaijan |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i |
|
|
|
Sheep Island |
United Kingdom |
C7 |
|
|
|
Shoshkaly Lake System |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Simeto mouth and middle course and Biviere di Lentini |
Italy |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Sinis and Oristano wetlands |
Italy |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Slnava |
Slovakia |
A4iii, B1i |
|
|
|
Smålandsfarvandet |
Denmark |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Sorbulak Lake System |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
South Caspian shore, from Astara to Gomishan |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Stavnsfjord and adjacent waters |
Denmark |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3, C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Steile Bank and Mokkebank |
Netherlands |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Sudochye Lake |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Syvash Bay |
Ukraine |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, A4iv, B1i, B1iv, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Taman' |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i |
|
|
|
Tarim Euphrates Poplar Forest Nature Reserve |
China (mainland) |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Tarut Bay |
Saudi Arabia |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3 |
|
|
|
Tentek River Delta |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Tere-Khol' lake |
Russia (Asian) |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake |
Mongolia |
A1, A4i |
|
|
|
Terkos basin |
Turkey |
A1, B1i |
|
|
|
The Capes |
Canada |
A4i |
|
|
|
The Chapories of Lohit Reserve |
India |
A1, A2, A4i |
|
|
|
The northern part of the Curonian Lagoon |
Lithuania |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i |
|
|
|
Ticino river |
Italy |
A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Tolbo Lake |
Mongolia |
A1, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Tortoise Islands |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A4i |
|
|
|
Traeth Lafan, Conwy Bay |
United Kingdom |
B1i, C3 |
|
|
|
Tudakul and Kuymazar Reservoirs |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Tundrovo lake |
Russia (Central Asian) |
A1, A4i |
|
|
|
Tuyabuguz Reservoir |
Uzbekistan |
A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Tuzkan Lake |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Tyuleni island |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i |
|
|
|
Unoyama |
Japan |
A4i |
|
|
|
Uvs Lake |
Mongolia |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Väinameri |
Estonia |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Val de Drôme: Les Ramières-printegarde |
France |
A4i, B1i, B1iv, C3, C5, C6 |
|
|
|
Valle Bertuzzi and Goro lagoon |
Italy |
B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Vallée de la Loire : Orléanais |
France |
B1i, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Valli di Comacchio and Bonifica del Mezzano |
Italy |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Vardim Island |
Bulgaria |
B1i, B2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Varna-Beloslav Lakes Complex |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, A4iv, B1i, B1iv, B3, C1, C2, C3, C5, C6 |
|
|
|
Vedea: Dunăre |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Venice lagoon |
Italy |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Vistula Lagoon |
Poland |
C1, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Voornes Duin |
Netherlands |
B1i, B2, C2, C3 |
|
|
|
Wadden Sea |
Netherlands |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, C2, C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Xayar forest and wetland |
China (mainland) |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Xingkai Hu Nature Reserve |
China (mainland) |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Yagorlyts'ka and Tendrivs'ka Bays |
Ukraine |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Yedikir reservoir |
Turkey |
A4i, B1i |
|
|
|
Yeiski salt-lakes |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Zaranik Protected Area |
Egypt |
A1, A4i |
|
|
|
Zavkhan River: Ereen Lake |
Mongolia |
A1, A4i |
|
|
|
Zemplínska Sírava |
Slovakia |
A4i, A4iii, B1i |
|
|
|
Zholdyrbas Lake |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Ørland wetland system |
Norway |
A4i, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Cape Floristic Region |
South Africa |
No |
|
|
Caucasus |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey |
No |
|
|
Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa |
Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania |
No |
|
|
East Melanesian Islands |
Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu |
No |
|
|
Eastern Afromontane |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
No |
|
|
Himalaya |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan |
No |
|
|
Horn of Africa |
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Oman, Somalia, Yemen |
No |
|
|
Indo-Burma |
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam |
No |
|
|
Japan |
Japan |
No |
|
|
Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany |
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland |
No |
|
|
Mediterranean Basin |
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
No |
|
|
Mountains of Southwest China |
China, Myanmar |
No |
|
|
New Zealand |
New Zealand |
No |
|
|
Southwest Australia |
Australia |
No |
|
|
Succulent Karoo |
Namibia, South Africa |
No |
|
|
Sundaland |
Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand |
No |
|
|
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka |
India, Sri Lanka |
No |
|
|
|
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