Monts Nimba (part of Mount Nimba transboundary AZE) (6376)
Guinea, Africa
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibia | Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis | Mount Nimba Viviparous Toad | CR | 2018 | A1e |
| Amphibia | Hyperolius nimbae | Mount Nimba Reed Frog | EN | 2018 | A1e |
| Mammalia | Hipposideros lamottei | LAMOTTE'S ROUNDLEAF BAT | CR | 2018 | A1e |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Hyliota violacea | Violet-backed Hyliota | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Gymnobucco calvus | Naked-faced Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Columba unicincta | Afep Pigeon | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nicator chloris | Yellow-spotted Nicator | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Baeopogon indicator | Honeyguide Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Camaroptera chloronota | Olive-green Camaroptera | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Megabyas flammulatus | African Shrike-flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Illadopsis puveli | Puvel's Illadopsis | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Spermophaga haematina | Western Bluebill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Psalidoprocne nitens | Square-tailed Saw-wing | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tockus camurus | Dwarf Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Muscicapa epulata | Little Grey Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Andropadus curvirostris | Plain Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cercococcyx olivinus | Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pogoniulus subsulphureus | Yellow-throated Tinkerbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Macrosphenus kempi | Kemp's Longbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tauraco persa | Green Turaco | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Platysteira castanea | Chestnut Wattle-eye | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turtur brehmeri | Blue-headed Wood-dove | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Francolinus lathami | Forest Francolin | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Terpsiphone rufiventer | LR/lc | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Thescelocichla leucopleura | Swamp Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Anthreptes fraseri | Scarlet-tufted Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tockus hartlaubi | Black Dwarf Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Bleda eximius | Green-tailed Bristlebill | VU | 2001 | |
| Aves | Neocossyphus poensis | White-tailed Ant-thrush | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Columba iriditorques | Western Bronze-naped Pigeon | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Hylia prasina | Green Hylia | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Francolinus ahantensis | Ahanta Francolin | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Indicator maculatus | Spotted Honeyguide | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Stizorhina fraseri | Rufous Flycatcher-thrush | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Elminia nigromitrata | Dusky Crested-flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Psalidoprocne obscura | Fanti Saw-wing | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pogoniulus scolopaceus | Speckled Tinkerbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Picathartes gymnocephalus | White-necked Rockfowl | VU | 2018 | |
| Aves | Centropus leucogaster | Black-throated Coucal | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Merops gularis | Black Bee-eater | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Trochocercus nitens | Blue-headed Crested-flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia cyanolaema | Blue-throated Brown Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Dendropicos gabonensis | Gabon Woodpecker | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Calyptocichla serina | Golden Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tricholaema hirsuta | Hairy-breasted Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Platysteira blissetti | Red-cheeked Wattle-eye | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Bleda canicapillus | Grey-headed Bristlebill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tropicranus albocristatus | White-crested Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Alethe diademata | White-tailed Alethe | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Criniger calurus | Red-tailed Bulbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Macrosphenus concolor | Grey Longbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Canirallus oculeus | Grey-throated Rail | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Andropadus gracilis | Grey Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Apalis sharpii | Sharpe's Apalis | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Erythrocercus mccallii | Chestnut-capped Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pogoniulus atroflavus | Red-rumped Tinkerbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Phyllastrephus albigularis | White-throated Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ixonotus guttatus | Spotted Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Chlorocichla simplex | Simple Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Apalis nigriceps | Black-capped Apalis | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Schistolais leontica | Sierra Leone Prinia | VU | 2018 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Monts Nimba (part of Mount Nimba transboundary AZE). 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.