Key Biodiversity Areas

Ouagadougou forest (6026)
Burkina Faso, Africa

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesLamprotornis purpureusPurple Glossy-starlingLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesLamprotornis chalcurusBronze-tailed Glossy-starlingLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPtilostomus aferPiapiacLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesEstrilda troglodytesBlack-rumped WaxbillLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesNectarinia coccinigasterSplendid SunbirdLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesEmberiza affinisBrown-rumped BuntingLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPetronia dentataBush PetroniaLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesEremomela pusillaSenegal EremomelaLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPytilia phoenicopteraRed-winged PytiliaLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesHypergerus atricepsOriole WarblerLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesEstrilda caerulescensLavender WaxbillLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesLybius dubiusBearded BarbetLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesCorvinella corvinaYellow-billed ShrikeLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPoicephalus senegalusSenegal ParrotLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesLagonosticta larvataBlack-throated FirefinchLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesTurdoides reinwardiiBlackcap BabblerLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesHirundo leucosomaPied-winged SwallowLR/lc2001link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Ouagadougou forest. 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 16, 2025.