KI001
McKean Island


Country/territory: Kiribati

IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii (2012)
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Area: 56 hectares (0.56 km2)

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2012 not assessed medium high
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Site description (2010 baseline)
McKean Island is a low and flat, circular-shaped, coral island surrounded by a fringing reef.

Key biodiversity
A seabird colony with good numbers of a range of species.During the 1960s McLean Island was one of the flagship islands of the Phoenix group, supporting diverse and important populations of seabirds


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: McKean Island (Kiribati). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mckean-island-iba-kiribati on 22/12/2024.