Country/territory: Kiribati
IBA Criteria met: A4ii (2012)
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Area: 611 ha
Protection status:
Site description
Enderbury s a low coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef. The island rises steeply from the ocean floor, then from the shore rises to a beach crest before descending to a low-lying interior basin where a small hypersaline orange-coloured lagoon is found
Key biodiversity
The island is an important seabird colony
Non-bird biodiversity: Most important Green turtle nesting area in the Phoenix group.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Enderbury Island. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 23/01/2021.