The identification of important sites for biodiversity
for a broader suite of taxa is incomplete.
Identification of important sites for non-bird taxa (Key
Biodiversity Areas, KBAs) has been completed in 12
countries to date, with many other countries in the
process of finalizing/determining networks of priority sites An analysis of the 12 countries
with important sites for birds and for at least one non-bird
taxon reveals that IBAs overall constitute 80% of the area
of all known important sites for biodiversity. Based on the proportion of the area of important sites for birds to
important sites for other taxa we
extrapolated the area of unprotected important sites for
non-bird taxa.