Mount Moco (6018)
Angola, Africa
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Xenocopsychus ansorgei | Angola Cave-chat | LC | 2018 | B2 |
| Aves | Pternistis swierstrai | Swierstra's Francolin | EN | 2018 | B2 |
| Aves | Gymnobucco vernayi | Pale-throated Barbet | LC | 2018 | B2 |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Nectarinia bocagii | Bocage's Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turdoides hartlaubii | Angola Babbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Estrilda melanotis | Swee Waxbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Eremomela atricollis | Black-necked Eremomela | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Sylvietta ruficapilla | Red-capped Crombec | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Myrmecocichla arnoti | White-headed Black-chat | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Phylloscopus laurae | Laura's Woodland-warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia oustaleti | Oustalet's Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Hirundo rufigula | Red-throated Swallow | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Apaloderma vittatum | Bar-tailed Trogon | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Hirundo nigrorufa | Black-and-rufous Swallow | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lamprotornis acuticaudus | Sharp-tailed Glossy-starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tockus pallidirostris | Pale-billed Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Euschistospiza cinereovinacea | Dusky Twinspot | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Falco dickinsoni | Dickinson's Kestrel | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Macronyx fuellebornii | Fuelleborn's Longclaw | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pseudoalcippe abyssinica | African Hill Babbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Dioptrornis brunneus | Angola Slaty Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pogoniulus coryphaeus | Western Green Tinkerbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Muscicapa boehmi | Boehm's Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Monticola angolensis | Miombo Rock-thrush | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Mirafra angolensis | Angola Lark | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Serinus burtoni | Thick-billed Seedeater | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia kilimensis | Bronze Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia manoensis | Miombo Double-collared Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Batis margaritae | Boulton's Batis | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Macronyx grimwoodi | Grimwood's Longclaw | LR/nt | 2001 | |
| Aves | Stactolaema anchietae | Anchieta's Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Caprimulgus poliocephalus | Montane Nightjar | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Anthreptes anchietae | Anchieta's Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lanius souzae | Souza's Shrike | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Parus griseiventris | Miombo Tit | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lybius minor | Black-backed Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turdus libonyanus | Kurrichane Thrush | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Zoothera gurneyi | Orange Ground-thrush | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Colius castanotus | Red-backed Mousebird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Camaroptera undosa | Miombo Wren-warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Schoutedenapus myoptilus | Scarce Swift | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia talatala | White-breasted Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lagonosticta nitidula | Brown Firefinch | LR/lc | 2001 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Mount Moco. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 12, 2025.