Key Biodiversity Areas

Western Plain: Barka river (6221)
Eritrea, Africa

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesTrachyphonus margaritatusYellow-breasted BarbetLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesCisticola ruficepsRed-pate CisticolaLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesAnthoscopus punctifronsSennar Penduline-titLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesCercotrichas podobeBlack Scrub-robinLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesLamprotornis pulcherChestnut-bellied StarlingLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesFalco alopexFox KestrelLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPlocepasser superciliosusChestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaverLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesEremomela pusillaSenegal EremomelaLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesSpiloptila clamansCricket LongtailLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesTurdoides leucocephalaCretschmar's BabblerLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesArdeotis arabsArabian BustardLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPetronia dentataBush PetroniaLR/lc2001link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Western Plain: Barka river. 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 13, 2025.