Yabello Sanctuary (6298)
Ethiopia, Africa
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Zavattariornis stresemanni | Ethiopian Bushcrow | EN | 2018 | B2 |
| Aves | Hirundo megaensis | White-tailed Swallow | VU | 2018 | B2 |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Uraeginthus ianthinogaster | Purple Grenadier | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Tockus hemprichii | Hemprich's Hornbill | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Turdus tephronotus | Bare-eyed Thrush | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Turdoides rubiginosa | Rufous Chatterer | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Ploceus galbula | Rueppell's Weaver | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia hunteri | Hunter's Sunbird | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Sylvia boehmi | Banded Warbler | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Caprimulgus donaldsoni | Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Melierax poliopterus | Eastern Chanting-goshawk | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Trachyphonus darnaudii | D'Arnaud's Barbet | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Lamprotornis shelleyi | Shelley's Starling | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Pseudalaemon fremantlii | Short-tailed Lark | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Estrilda charmosyna | Red-rumped Waxbill | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Caprimulgus stellatus | Star-spotted Nightjar | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Camaroptera simplex | Grey Wren-warbler | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Bradornis microrhynchus | African Grey Flycatcher | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Speculipastor bicolor | Magpie Starling | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Turdoides leucopygia | White-rumped Babbler | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Cisticola cinereolus | Ashy Cisticola | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Phoeniculus somaliensis | Black-billed Woodhoopoe | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Cosmopsarus regius | Golden-breasted Starling | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Mirafra collaris | Collared Lark | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Trachyphonus erythrocephalus | Red-and-yellow Barbet | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Serinus donaldsoni | Ethiopian Grosbeak-canary | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Pseudonigrita cabanisi | Black-capped Social-weaver | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Tchagra jamesi | Three-streaked Tchagra | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Tockus flavirostris | Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Vidua hypocherina | Steel-blue Whydah | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Zosterops abyssinicus | White-breasted White-eye | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Rhodophoneus cruentus | Rosy-patched Bush-shrike | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Mirafra poecilosterna | Pink-breasted Lark | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Dryoscopus pringlii | Pringle's Puffback | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Corythaixoides leucogaster | White-bellied Go-away-bird | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Spreo albicapillus | White-crowned Starling | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Emberiza poliopleura | Somali Golden-breasted Bunting | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Poicephalus rufiventris | Red-bellied Parrot | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Mammalia | Equus grevyi | GREVY'S ZEBRA | EN | 2011 | |
| Aves | Cisticola bodessa | Boran Cisticola | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Batis perkeo | Pygmy Batis | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Rhinopomastus minor | Abyssinian Scimitarbill | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Vidua fischeri | Straw-tailed Whydah | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Dinemellia dinemelli | White-headed Buffalo-weaver | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Ploceus spekei | Speke's Weaver | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Tockus deckeni | Von der Decken's Hornbill | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Tricholaema melanocephala | Black-throated Barbet | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Prinia somalica | Pale Prinia | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Lonchura griseicapilla | Grey-headed Silverbill | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Calandrella somalica | Rufous Short-toed Lark | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Passer castanopterus | Somali Sparrow | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Anthoscopus musculus | Mouse-coloured Penduline-tit | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Acryllium vulturinum | Vulturine Guineafowl | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Eupodotis humilis | Little Brown Bustard | LR/nt | 1996 | |
| Aves | Spizocorys personata | Masked Lark | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Turdoides aylmeri | Scaly Chatterer | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Parus thruppi | Somali Tit | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Serinus dorsostriatus | White-bellied Canary | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Cisticola nanus | Tiny Cisticola | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Anthreptes orientalis | Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Eremomela flavicrissalis | Yellow-vented Eremomela | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Lanius dorsalis | Taita Fiscal | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Francolinus leucoscepus | Yellow-necked Francolin | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Lanius somalicus | Somali Fiscal | LR/lc | 1996 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Yabello 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 17, 2025.