Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Pelecaniformes > Threskiornithidae > Plegadis > Plegadis falcinellusPlegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis)Synonyms: Ibis falcinellus; Plegadis falcinellus falcinellus; Tantalus falcinellus (homotypic) Language: French; Spanish The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both meaning "sickle" and referring to the distinctive shape of the bill. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 20.7857 EDGE Score: 3.08125 |
Adult Weight [1] | 1.398 lbs (634 g) | Birth Weight [3] | 166 grams | | Breeding Habitat [2] | Coastal saltmarshes, Freshwater marshes | Wintering Geography [2] | Widespread | Wintering Habitat [2] | Wetlands, Coastal saltmarshes, Agricultural | | Diet [4] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Piscivore | Diet - Ectothermic [4] | 10 % | Diet - Fish [4] | 10 % | Diet - Invertibrates [4] | 80 % | Forages - Ground [4] | 50 % | Forages - Water Surface [4] | 50 % | | Clutch Size [6] | 4 | Clutches / Year [3] | 1 | Fledging [5] | 42 days | Global Population (2017 est.) [2] | 820,000 | Incubation [3] | 21 days | Maximum Longevity [3] | 27 years | Snout to Vent Length [5] | 20 inches (52 cm) | Speed [7] | 28.185 MPH (12.6 m/s) | Wing Span [7] | 35 inches (.89 m) | | Female Maturity [3] | 3 years | Male Maturity [3] | 3 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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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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Allegheny Highlands forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Alps conifer and mixed forests |
Italy, France, Switzerland, Slovenia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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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 montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Angola |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands 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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Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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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 coastal pine barrens |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests |
Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Azerbaijan shrub desert and steppe |
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Bahamian pine mosaic |
Bahamas |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Bahamoan-Antillean mangroves |
Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic |
Neotropic |
Mangroves |
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Balkan mixed forests |
Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Banda Sea Islands moist deciduous forests |
Indonesia |
Australasia |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Bermuda subtropical conifer forests |
United Kingdom |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Cameroonian Highlands forests |
Cameroon, Nigeria |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf 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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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 Congolian lowland forests |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf 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 U.S. hardwood forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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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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Chao Phraya freshwater swamp forests |
Thailand |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Cross-Niger transition forests |
Nigeria |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests |
Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Cuban cactus scrub |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Cuban dry forests |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Cuban moist forests |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Cuban pine forests |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Cuban wetlands |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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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 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 European forest steppe |
Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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East Sudanian savanna |
Chad, Central African Republic, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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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 Congolian swamp forests |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Eastern Guinean forests |
Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Togo |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf 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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Enriquillo wetlands |
Haiti, Dominican Republic |
Neotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Eritrean coastal desert |
Eritrea |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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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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Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands |
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Etosha Pan halophytics |
Namibia |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Florida sand pine scrub |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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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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Guinean montane forests |
Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
Afrotropic |
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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Gulf of St. Lawrence lowland forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Halmahera rain forests |
Indonesia |
Australasia |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Highveld grasslands |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Hispaniolan dry forests |
Haiti, Dominican Republic |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Hispaniolan moist forests |
Haiti, Dominican Republic |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Hispaniolan pine forests |
Haiti, Dominican Republic |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Hobyo grasslands and shrublands |
Somalia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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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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Inner Niger Delta flooded savanna |
Mali |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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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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Itigi-Sumbu thicket |
Tanzania, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Jamaican dry forests |
Jamaica |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Jamaican moist forests |
Jamaica |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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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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Kazakh semi-desert |
Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric 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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Kopet Dag woodlands and forest steppe |
Iran, Turkmenistan |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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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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Lesser Sundas deciduous forests |
Indonesia |
Australasia |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Llanos |
Colombia, Venezuela |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Lowland fynbos and renosterveld |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Luzon rain forests |
Philippines |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Madagascar dry deciduous forests |
Madagascar |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Madagascar lowland forests |
Madagascar |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Madagascar mangroves |
Madagascar |
Afrotropic |
Mangroves |
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Madagascar subhumid forests |
Madagascar |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Madagascar succulent woodlands |
Madagascar |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Mandara Plateau mosaic |
Cameroon, Nigeria |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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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 conifer and mixed forests |
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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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 High Atlas juniper steppe |
Morocco |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Mediterranean woodlands and forests |
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Middle Atlantic coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Mindanao-Eastern Visayas rain forests |
Philippines |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Mississippi lowland forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Montane fynbos and renosterveld |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests |
Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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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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New England-Acadian forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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New Guinea mangroves |
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea |
Australasia |
Mangroves |
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Niger Delta swamp forests |
Nigeria |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Nigerian lowland forests |
Nigeria, Benin |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Nile Delta flooded savanna |
Egypt |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northeastern coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Northeastern Congolian lowland forests |
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Republic of the Congo |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests |
France, Spain |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic |
Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northwestern Congolian lowland forests |
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northwestern thorn scrub forests |
India, Pakistan |
Indo-Malayan |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Ozark Mountain forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Pannonian mixed forests |
Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Pantanos de Centla |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Pindus Mountains mixed forests |
Albania, Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Piney Woods forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Po Basin mixed forests |
Italy |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Pontic steppe |
Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Puerto Rican dry forests |
United States |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Puerto Rican moist forests |
United States |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh |
India, Pakistan |
Indo-Malayan |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Red River freshwater swamp forests |
Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Red Sea Nubo-Sindian tropical desert and semi-desert |
Egypt, Jordan, Saudia Arabia, Yemen, Oman |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert |
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Rodope montane mixed forests |
Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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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 |
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
Somali montane xeric woodlands |
Somalia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
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 Florida rocklands |
United States |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist 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 |
|
|
|
|
Southeastern conifer forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
|
|
|
|
Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests |
Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Southeastern mixed forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Southeastern Papuan rain forests |
Papua New Guinea |
Australasia |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist 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 Congolian forest-savanna mosaic |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Southern Great Lakes forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
|
|
|
|
Southern Miombo woodlands |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests |
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea |
Australasia |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests |
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea |
Australasia |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
Southwestern Arabian foothills savanna |
Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Succulent Karoo |
Namibia, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Sulawesi lowland rain forests |
Indonesia |
Australasia |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Sulawesi montane rain forests |
Indonesia |
Australasia |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Sumba deciduous forests |
Indonesia |
Australasia |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Thar desert |
India, Pakistan |
Indo-Malayan |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh |
Iran, Iraq |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
|
|
|
|
Timor and Wetar deciduous forests |
East Timor, Indonesia |
Australasia |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
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 Fly savanna and grasslands |
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea |
Australasia |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic |
Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Vogelkop-Aru lowland rain forests |
Indonesia |
Australasia |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
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 Congolian forest-savanna mosaic |
Gabon, Congo, Democratic Rep of the Congo, Angola |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Western Congolian swamp forests |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Western Guinean lowland forests |
Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Western Java rain forests |
Indonesia |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Western Zambezian grasslands |
Angola, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
|
|
|
|
Yucatán dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
|
|
|
|
Yucatán moist forests |
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize |
Neotropic |
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 |
AMVRAKIKOS KOLPOS, DELTA LOUROU KAI ARACHTHOU (PETRA, MYTIKAS, EVRYTERI PERIOCHI) |
|
71136 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
AMVRAKIKOS KOLPOS, LIMNOTHALASSA KATAFOURKO KAI KORAKONISIA |
|
56861 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
ASTEROUSIA ORI (KOFINAS) |
|
70792 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
Alsó-Tisza-völgy |
|
88306 |
Hungary |
|
|
|
|
Amboseli National Park National Reserve |
II |
99624 |
Kenya |
|
|
|
|
Amudarya Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
152861 |
Lebap, Turkmenistan |
|
|
|
|
Astrakhanskiy Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik |
Ia |
167827 |
Astrakhan, Russia |
|
|
|
|
Bamingui-Bangoran Conservation Area National Park |
II |
2783298 |
Central African Republic |
|
|
|
|
Batova |
|
94228 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
Big Cypress National Preserve |
V |
732120 |
Florida, United States |
|
|
|
|
Bihar |
|
180932 |
Hungary |
|
|
|
|
Borsodi-sík |
|
91542 |
Hungary |
|
|
|
|
Buenavista Wetland Reserve |
|
778949 |
Cuba |
|
|
|
|
CAMPIÑAS DE SEVILLA |
|
88303 |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
Camargue |
|
546256 |
France |
|
|
|
|
Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve |
|
123722 |
Viet Nam |
|
|
|
|
Cape Peninsula National Park |
II |
70141 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
|
|
|
|
Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
|
310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
|
|
|
|
Chernye Zemli Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik |
IV |
621951 |
Russia |
|
|
|
|
Ciénaga de Zapata National Park |
|
1606900 |
Cuba |
|
|
|
|
Corbett National Park |
II |
141853 |
Uttaranchal, India |
|
|
|
|
Currawinya Lakes National Park |
II |
372252 |
Queensland, Australia |
|
|
|
|
DELTA ACHELOOU, LIMNOTHALASSA MESOLONGIOU - AITOLIKOU KAI EKVOLES EVINOU, NISOI ECHINADES, NISOS PET |
|
109185 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
DELTA ACHELOOU, LIMNOTHALASSA MESOLONGIOU - AITOLIKOU, EKVOLES EVINOU, NISOI ECHINADES, NISOS PETALA |
|
87747 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
DELTA AXIOU - LOUDIA - ALIAKMONA - ALYKI KITROUS |
|
73260 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
DELTA AXIOU - LOUDIA - ALIAKMONA - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI - AXIOUPOLI |
|
83216 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
DELTA NESTOU KAI LIMNOTHALASSES KERAMOTIS - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
|
55561 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
DOÑANA |
|
281453 |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve |
|
1433211 |
Romania |
|
|
|
|
Delta de l'Ebre |
|
119562 |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
Dinder National Park |
II |
2088300 |
Sudan |
|
|
|
|
ETHNIKO THALASSIO PARKO ALONNISOU - VOREION SPORADON, ANATOLIKI SKOPELOS |
|
615652 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
ETHNIKOS DRYMOS PRESPON |
|
65762 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
Emine |
|
164580 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
Estación Biológica El Frío |
|
57221 |
Venezuela |
|
|
|
|
Etosha National Park |
II |
5699141 |
Namibia |
|
|
|
|
Felsõ-kiskunsági szikes puszták és turjánvidék |
|
103542 |
Hungary |
|
|
|
|
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary |
IV |
2387149 |
Florida, United States |
|
|
|
|
Grampians National Park |
II |
416373 |
Victoria, Australia |
|
|
|
|
Hattah-Kulkyne NP and Murray-Kulkyne Park National Park |
II |
122831 |
Victoria, Australia |
|
|
|
|
Hortobágy |
|
298489 |
Hungary |
|
|
|
|
Hortobágy National Park |
II |
140004 |
Hungary |
|
|
|
|
Hwange National Park |
II |
3651385 |
Zimbabwe |
|
|
|
|
KOILADA KAI EKVOLES SPERCHEIOU - MALIAKOS KOLPOS |
|
117491 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park |
II |
2382284 |
Northern Cape, South Africa |
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
Kiskunsági szikes tavak és az õrjegi turjánvidék |
|
88335 |
Hungary |
|
|
|
|
Kruger National Park |
II |
4718115 |
Mpumalanga, South Africa |
|
|
|
|
LA NAVA-CAMPOS NORTE |
|
135750 |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
LIMNES KAI LIMNOTHALASSES TIS THRAKIS - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
|
72787 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
LIMNES KORONEIAS - VOLVIS, STENA RENTINAS KAI EVRYTERI PERIOCHI |
|
399400 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
LIMNES VOLVI KAI LAGKADA - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI |
|
66589 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
LIMNI KERKINI - KROUSIA - KORYFES OROUS BELES, ANGISTRO - CHAROPO |
|
193493 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
La Gallinola - Monte Miletto - Monti del Matese |
|
61781 |
Italy |
|
|
|
|
Laguna di Venezia |
|
136417 |
Italy |
|
|
|
|
Lake Manyara National Park |
II |
78767 |
Tanzania |
|
|
|
|
Lake Orumieh National Park |
|
1113473 |
Iran |
|
|
|
|
Liwonde National Park |
II |
116740 |
Malawi |
|
|
|
|
Long Point Biosphere Reserve |
|
100325 |
Ontario, Canada |
|
|
|
|
Lore Lindu National Park |
II |
577959 |
Sulawesi, Indonesia |
|
|
|
|
Manas National Park |
II |
135025 |
Assam, India |
|
|
|
|
Marakele National Park |
II |
163507 |
Limpopo, South Africa |
|
|
|
|
Marchesato e Fiume Neto |
|
173480 |
Italy |
|
|
|
|
Monti Peloritani, Dorsale Curcuraci, Antennamare e area marina dello stretto di Messina |
|
69172 |
Italy |
|
|
|
|
Morrocoy National Park |
|
63672 |
Venezuela |
|
|
|
|
Mount Kulal Biosphere Reserve |
|
1729738 |
Kenya |
|
|
|
|
Mountain Zebra National Park |
II |
60944 |
Eastern Cape, South Africa |
|
|
|
|
NOTIODYTIKI CHERSONISOS, APOLITHOMENO DASOS LESVOU |
|
71214 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
OROS OCHI, PARAKTIA ZONI KAI NISIDES |
|
82497 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
PARAPOTAMIO DASOS VOREIOU EVROU KAI ARDA |
|
64079 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
Parc National de Waza National Park |
II |
349858 |
Cameroon |
|
|
|
|
Parc National de la Comoe National Park |
II |
2902593 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
|
|
|
|
Parco Del Cilento e Vallo de Diano National Park |
|
551095 |
Italy |
|
|
|
|
Prespa National Park |
II |
62043 |
Greece |
|
|
|
|
Provadiysko-Royaksko plateau |
|
207644 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
Queen Elizabeth National Park |
II |
522052 |
Uganda |
|
|
|
|
Reserva de la Biosfera de Doñana Biosphere Reserve |
II |
123801 |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
1312618 |
Mexico |
|
|
|
|
Reserve de la Biosphere de la Pendjari Biosphere Reserve |
|
217453 |
Benin |
|
|
|
|
Risaie della Lomellina |
|
76457 |
Italy |
|
|
|
|
Seaflower Marine Protected Area |
|
15125514 |
Colombia |
|
|
|
|
Serengeti-Ngorongoro Biosphere Reserve |
|
5696026 |
Tanzania |
|
|
|
|
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (incl. Tayrona NP) National Park |
II |
1031303 |
Colombia |
|
|
|
|
Socotra Archipelago Biosphere Reserve |
|
6626477 |
Yemen |
|
|
|
|
Strandzha |
|
285202 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
Suha Reka |
|
63678 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
Tassili N'Ajjer National Park |
II |
24545308 |
Algeria |
|
|
|
|
Terra Nova National Park |
IV |
125894 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
|
|
|
|
The W Region National Park |
II |
549843 |
Niger |
|
|
|
|
Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
688326 |
Cambodia |
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
Wasur-Rawa Biru National Park |
|
605464 |
Papua, Indonesia |
|
|
|
|
West Caprivi Game Reserve Game Park |
VI |
1448182 |
Namibia |
|
|
|
|
West Coast National Park |
II |
59916 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
|
|
|
|
l'Albufera |
|
72366 |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Acheron delta and gorge |
Greece |
A3, A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
|
|
|
Aggyol National Park |
Azerbaijan |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Aksay Lake and surrounding desert |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Aksehir and Eber lakes |
Turkey |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Amvrakikos gulf |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Arjan Protected Area |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
|
|
|
Atanasovsko Lake |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1iii, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Balta Mică a Brăilei |
Romania |
C1, C2, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Balta Vederoasa |
Romania |
C1, C2, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Bangweulu swamps |
Zambia |
A1, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Baquba wetlands |
Iraq |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Barrier Island and Lagoon System |
USA |
A1, A4i |
|
|
|
Belene Islands Complex |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6 |
|
|
|
Belize Coastal and near shore islands |
Belize |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Bemamba Wetland Complex |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
|
|
|
Bistreţ |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Braţul Borcea |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Burukshunskiye limans |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Calafat: Ciuperceni: Dunăre |
Romania |
C1, C2, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Cârja: Maţa: Rădeanu: Roşcani |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Chengene Skele |
Bulgaria |
A1, B2, C1, C6 |
|
|
|
Ciénaga de La Segua |
Ecuador |
A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Comana |
Romania |
C1, C2, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Confluenţa Jiu: Dunăre |
Romania |
C1, C2, C4, C6 |
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Dadynskiye lakes |
Russia (European) |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Danube Delta |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Delta del Cauto |
Cuba |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, B4i |
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Divari Pilou lagoon (Gialova) |
Greece |
A4i, B1i, C2, C3 |
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Dnipro delta |
Ukraine |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Dnister delta |
Ukraine |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Doho Rice Scheme |
Uganda |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Dubovac-Ram |
Serbia |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Dunăre: Ostroave |
Romania |
C1, C2, C6 |
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Dunărea Veche (Braţul Măcin) |
Romania |
C1, C2, C6 |
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Eregli plain |
Turkey |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Evros delta |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1iv, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 |
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Evrota delta |
Greece |
A4i, B1i, C2 |
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Gâat Mahmoûdé |
Mauritania |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Geropotamos estuary |
Greece |
A4i, B1i, C2 |
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Göksu delta |
Turkey |
A1, A4i, A4iii, A4iv, B1i, B1iv, B2 |
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Guadalquivir marshes |
Spain |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Hadejia-Nguru wetlands |
Nigeria |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Hotamis marshes |
Turkey |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
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Humedal Sur de Pinar del Río |
Cuba |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B4i |
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Humedal Sur de Sancti Spiritus |
Cuba |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Ianca: Plopul: Sărat |
Romania |
C1, C2, C6 |
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Iezerul Călăraşi |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Ilfov reservoir |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4 |
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Jezre'el, Harod and Bet She'an valleys |
Israel |
A1, A4i, A4iii, A4iv, B1i, B1iv, B2, B3 |
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Kafue flats |
Zambia |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Kalamas estuary |
Greece |
A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
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Kalausskiye floods |
Russia (European) |
A1, A3, A4i, B1i |
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Kalimok Complex |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
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Kalininski Plavny |
Russia (European) |
A4i, B1i, B2 |
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Karkinits'ka and Dzharylgats'ka bays |
Ukraine |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Kazachka |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, B1i |
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Kazakhstan portion of the river Volga's Delta: Zhambay |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Khorezm Fish Farm and adjacent lakes |
Uzbekistan |
A4i |
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Kizilirmak delta |
Turkey |
A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2 |
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Kizlyar Bay |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Kotychi lagoon |
Greece |
A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
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Koumbé Niasso |
Mali |
A4i, A4iii |
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Kugurluj and Kartal lakes |
Ukraine |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Kunthangulam Bird Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A4i |
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Kytaj lake |
Ukraine |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i |
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Lac d'Aleg |
Mauritania |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Lac de Guiers |
Senegal |
A1, A4i |
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Lac Débo: Lac Oualado Débo |
Mali |
A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Bakhtegan, Lake Tashk and Kamjan marshes |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Lake Beibugeac (Plopu) |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Lake Bugeac |
Romania |
C1, C2, C4, C6 |
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Lake Chad |
Chad |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Chilwa and flood-plain |
Malawi |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Dunăreni |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Lake Kerkini |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Lake Kobi |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Lake Mahmudchala |
Azerbaijan |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i |
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Lake Mitrikou (Ismarida) |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Lake Oltina |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Lake Rukwa |
Tanzania |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Lake Strachina |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Lake Tataru |
Romania |
C1, C2, C6 |
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Lake Uromiyeh |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Las Picuas-Del Cristo Cay |
Cuba |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Lysyi Liman lake and valley of Vostochniy Manych river |
Russia (European) |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Makkah waste-water stream |
Saudi Arabia |
A4i, B1i, B2 |
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Malaki dam |
Saudi Arabia |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Maleku-Caño Negro |
Costa Rica |
A1 |
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Mandra-Poda complex |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Manychstroi area |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
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Mesolongi and Aetoliko lagoons, and Acheloos and Evinos estuaries |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Mouth of Yeya river |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
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Narasambudhi Lake |
India |
A1, A4i |
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Ostrovu Lung: Gostinu |
Romania |
C1, C2, C6 |
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Palo Verde Wetlands |
Costa Rica |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Pantani di Vendicari e di Capo Passero |
Italy |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Porto Lagos, Lake Vistonis, and coastal lagoons (Lakes of Thrace) |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Prikumskiye steppes |
Russia (European) |
A1, A3, A4i, B1i |
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Punte Alberete and Valle della Canna, Pineta San Vitale and Pialassa della Baiona |
Italy |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
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Santa María Wetlands |
Panama |
A4i |
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Schinias marsh |
Greece |
A4i, B1i, C2 |
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Simeto mouth and middle course and Biviere di Lentini |
Italy |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Srebarna |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
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Sudd (Bahr-el-Jebel system) |
Sudan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Sudochye Lake |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Syvash Bay |
Ukraine |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, A4iv, B1i, B1iv, B2, B3 |
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Tillabéri roost |
Niger |
A4i |
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Turali lakes |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, B1i |
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Tyligul's'kyj lyman |
Ukraine |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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U Minh Thuong |
Vietnam |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Varnavinsko-Kryukovskaya irrigation system |
Russia (European) |
A4i, B1i, B2 |
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Veselovskoye reservoir |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Western Ilmen area |
Russia (European) |
A4i, B1i, B2 |
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Zevulun valley |
Israel |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
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Zholdyrbas Lake |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Cape Floristic Region |
South Africa |
No |
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Caribbean Islands |
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks And Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands - British, Virgin Islands - U.S. |
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 |
|
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Guinean Forests of West Africa |
Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Togo |
No |
|
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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 |
|
|
Irano-Anatolian |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan |
No |
|
|
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands |
Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles |
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 |
|
|
Mesoamerica |
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
No |
|
|
Mountains of Central Asia |
Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
No |
|
|
Philippines |
Philippines |
No |
|
|
Succulent Karoo |
Namibia, South Africa |
No |
|
|
Sundaland |
Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand |
No |
|
|
Wallacea |
East Timor, Indonesia |
No |
|
|
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka |
India, Sri Lanka |
No |
|
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