Banyang Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary (6120)
Cameroon, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic group	Scientific name	Common name	IUCN Red List category	Year	KBA criteria
Aves	Kupeornis gilberti	White-throated Mountain-babbler	VU	2018	B2

Aves	Cinnyris ursulae	Ursula's Sunbird	LC	2018	B2

Aves	Poliolais lopezi	White-tailed Warbler	NT	2018	B2

Aves	Chlorophoneus kupeensis	Mount Kupe Bush-shrike	EN	2018	B2

Aves	Urolais epichlorus	Green Longtail	LC	2018	B2

Aves	Phyllastrephus poensis	Cameroon Olive Greenbul	LC	2018	B2

Aves	Phyllastrephus poliocephalus	Grey-headed Greenbul	NT	2018	B2

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic group	Scientific name	Common name	IUCN Red List Category	Year
Aves	Hylia prasina	Green Hylia	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia batesi	Bates's Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Sasia africana	African Piculet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Trochocercus nitens	Blue-headed Crested-flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Merops gularis	Black Bee-eater	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Malimbus malimbicus	Crested Malimbe	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Andropadus tephrolaemus	Western Mountain Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Indicator maculatus	Spotted Honeyguide	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Fraseria ocreata	African Forest Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nigrita bicolor	Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Phylloscopus herberti	Black-capped Woodland-warbler	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Coracina azurea	Blue Cuckooshrike	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Macrosphenus flavicans	Yellow Longbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Campethera caroli	Brown-eared Woodpecker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Phyllastrephus albigularis	White-throated Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Trachyphonus purpuratus	Yellow-billed Barbet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nicator vireo	Yellow-throated Nicator	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Dendropicos gabonensis	Gabon Woodpecker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Baeopogon clamans	White-tailed Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nigrita fusconotus	White-breasted Negrofinch	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Francolinus lathami	Forest Francolin	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bleda notatus	Lesser Bristlebill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cisticola anonymus	Chattering Cisticola	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Apaloderma vittatum	Bar-tailed Trogon	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia fuliginosa	Carmelite Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Malimbus scutatus	Red-vented Malimbe	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Laniarius poensis	Mountain Boubou	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tockus camurus	Dwarf Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ploceus tricolor	Yellow-mantled Weaver	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Halcyon badia	Chocolate-backed Kingfisher	LR/lc	2001

Mammalia	Pan troglodytes	Chimpanzee	EN	2015

Aves	Spermophaga haematina	Western Bluebill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Baeopogon indicator	Honeyguide Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ceratogymna elata	Yellow-casqued Hornbill	VU	2015

Aves	Ploceus nigerrimus	Vieillot's Black Weaver	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Picathartes oreas	Grey-necked Picathartes	VU	2015

Aves	Ploceus melanogaster	Black-billed Weaver	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Chlorocichla simplex	Simple Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Eurystomus gularis	Blue-throated Roller	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Terpsiphone rufiventer		LR/lc	2001

Aves	Erythrocercus mccallii	Chestnut-capped Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Criniger calurus	Red-tailed Bulbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Illadopsis fulvescens	Brown Illadopsis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia reichenbachii	Reichenbach's Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Dryotriorchis spectabilis	Congo Serpent-eagle	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ceratogymna atrata	Black-casqued Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Merops muelleri	Blue-headed Bee-eater	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Andropadus curvirostris	Plain Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Sheppardia cyornithopsis	Lowland Akalat	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Eremomela badiceps	Rufous-crowned Eremomela	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bycanistes fistulator	Piping Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Hirundo nigrita	White-throated Blue Swallow	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Apalis binotata	Masked Apalis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Zoothera crossleyi	Crossley's Ground-thrush	LR/nt	2001

Aves	Nectarinia superba	Superb Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Prodotiscus insignis	Cassin's Honeybird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pogoniulus scolopaceus	Speckled Tinkerbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Dicrurus atripennis	Shining Drongo	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Campethera tullbergi	Tullberg's Woodpecker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Thescelocichla leucopleura	Swamp Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Alethe diademata	White-tailed Alethe	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Muscicapa cassini	Cassin's Grey Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Stiphrornis erythrothorax	Forest Robin	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Turtur brehmeri	Blue-headed Wood-dove	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tropicranus albocristatus	White-crested Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Macrosphenus concolor	Grey Longbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Chrysococcyx flavigularis	Yellow-throated Cuckoo	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Andropadus montanus	Cameroon Montane Greenbul	LR/nt	2001

Aves	Nectarinia cyanolaema	Blue-throated Brown Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Muscicapa sethsmithi	Yellow-footed Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Aquila africanus	Cassin's Hawk-eagle	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Anthreptes rectirostris	Green Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Malimbus erythrogaster	Red-bellied Malimbe	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Glaucidium sjostedti	Sjostedt's Owlet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cossypha isabellae	Mountain Robin-chat	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Laniarius leucorhynchus	Sooty Boubou	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Buccanodon duchaillui	Yellow-spotted Barbet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Apalis nigriceps	Black-capped Apalis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Elminia nigromitrata	Dusky Crested-flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia rubescens	Green-throated Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Campethera nivosa	Buff-spotted Woodpecker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Apalis rufogularis	Buff-throated Apalis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Muscicapa infuscata	Sooty Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Oriolus brachyrhynchus	Western Black-headed Oriole	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Parmoptila woodhousei	Woodhouse's Antpecker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tricholaema hirsuta	Hairy-breasted Barbet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bleda syndactylus	Common Bristlebill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Camaroptera superciliaris	Yellow-browed Camaroptera	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Muscicapa epulata	Little Grey Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Phyllastrephus xavieri	Xavier's Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tauraco persa	Green Turaco	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Accipiter castanilius	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Alcedo leucogaster	White-bellied Kingfisher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia johannae	Johanna's Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pholidornis rushiae	Tit-hylia	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Criniger chloronotus	Green-backed Bulbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Muscicapa olivascens	Olivaceous Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Platysteira castanea	Chestnut Wattle-eye	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Andropadus ansorgei	Ansorge's Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cercococcyx mechowi	Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Stizorhina fraseri	Rufous Flycatcher-thrush	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bycanistes albotibialis	White-thighed Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Andropadus gracilis	Grey Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Phyllastrephus icterinus	Icterine Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Smithornis rufolateralis	Rufous-sided Broadbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Elminia albiventris	White-bellied Crested-flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Himantornis haematopus	Nkulengu Rail	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ceyx lecontei	African Dwarf-kingfisher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Thripias xantholophus	Yellow-crested Woodpecker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Bare-cheeked Trogon	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Psittacus erithacus	Grey Parrot	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Dryoscopus senegalensis	Red-eyed Puffback	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Muscicapa comitata	Dusky-blue Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Mammalia	Loxodonta africana	African Elephant	VU	2015

Mammalia	Mandrillus leucophaeus	Drill	EN	2015

Aves	Dryoscopus sabini	Large-billed Puffback	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Terpsiphone rufocinerea	Rufous-vented Paradise-flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia oritis	Cameroon Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Illadopsis cleaveri	Blackcap Illadopsis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Batis occulta	West African Batis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pteronetta hartlaubii	Hartlaub's Duck	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Kakamega poliothorax	Grey-chested Babbler	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Camaroptera chloronota	Olive-green Camaroptera	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Psittacus erithacus	Grey Parrot	VU	2015

Aves	Poeoptera lugubris	Narrow-tailed Starling	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Malimbus nitens	Gray's Malimbe	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nicator chloris	Yellow-spotted Nicator	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Anthreptes fraseri	Scarlet-tufted Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia seimundi	Little Green Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Columba unicincta	Afep Pigeon	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Malimbus racheliae	Rachel's Malimbe	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ixonotus guttatus	Spotted Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Sylvietta virens	Green Crombec	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Neocossyphus poensis	White-tailed Ant-thrush	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tockus fasciatus	African Pied Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Platysteira chalybea	Black-necked Wattle-eye	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tauraco macrorhynchus	Yellow-billed Turaco	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Sarothrura pulchra	White-spotted Flufftail	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Myioparus griseigularis	Grey-throated Tit-flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Smithornis sharpei	Grey-headed Broadbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Malimbus rubricollis	Red-headed Malimbe	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Melichneutes robustus	Lyre-tailed Honeyguide	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cossyphicula roberti	White-bellied Robin-chat	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia minulla	Tiny Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Lamprotornis purpureiceps	Purple-headed Glossy-starling	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Psalidoprocne nitens	Square-tailed Saw-wing	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tockus hartlaubi	Black Dwarf Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Onychognathus fulgidus	Chestnut-winged Starling	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pogoniulus subsulphureus	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pogoniulus atroflavus	Red-rumped Tinkerbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Centropus leucogaster	Black-throated Coucal	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Gymnobucco calvus	Naked-faced Barbet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ploceus insignis	Brown-capped Weaver	LR/lc	2001

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Banyang Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary. 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 15, 2025.

Banyang Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary (6120)Cameroon, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Recommended citation

Banyang Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary (6120)
Cameroon, Africa