Key Biodiversity Areas

Lake Nokoué (6041)
Benin, Africa

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesAnastomus lamelligerusAfrican OpenbillLR/lc2001link-icon
MammaliaTrichechus senegalensisWest African ManateeVU2015link-icon
MammaliaCercopithecus erythrogasterWhite-throated MonkeyVU2015link-icon
AvesOnychognathus fulgidusChestnut-winged StarlingLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesMerops malimbicusRosy Bee-eaterLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesMalimbus scutatusRed-vented MalimbeLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesTockus fasciatusAfrican Pied HornbillLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPloceus nigerrimusVieillot's Black WeaverLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesTigriornis leucolophaWhite-crested Tiger-heronLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesChlidonias nigerBlack TernLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesMalimbus rubricollisRed-headed MalimbeLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesEstrilda poliopareiaAnambra WaxbillVU2015link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Lake Nokoué. 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.