Mount Kenya (6395)
Kenya, Africa
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mammalia | Grammomys gigas | Giant Thicket Rat | EN | 2018 | A1e |
| Aves | Pternistis jacksoni | Jackson's Francolin | LC | 2018 | B2 |
| Aves | Arizelopsar femoralis | Abbott's Starling | EN | 2018 | B2 |
| Aves | Nectarinia johnstoni | Red-tufted Sunbird | LC | 2018 | B2 |
| Aves | Scleroptila elgonensis | Elgon Francolin | NT | 2018 | B2 |
| Amphibia | Phrynobatrachus irangi | Irangi Puddle Frog | CR | 2024 | A1e |
| Aves | Zosterops kikuyuensis | Kikuyu White-eye | LC | 2018 | B2 |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | Year | IUCN Red List Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Nectarinia mediocris_old | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Francolinus psilolaemus_old | Moorland Francolin | 2001 | |
| Aves | Campethera tullbergi_old | Tullberg's Woodpecker | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tauraco hartlaubi | Hartlaub's Turaco | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Asio abyssinicus | African Long-eared Owl | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Caprimulgus poliocephalus_old | Montane Nightjar | 2001 | |
| Aves | Sarothrura affinis | Striped Flufftail | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Buteo oreophilus_old | Mountain Buzzard | 2001 | |
| Aves | Falco naumanni | Lesser Kestrel | 2018 | LC |
| Aves | Oriolus percivali | Mountain Oriole | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Ceblepyris caesius | Grey Cuckooshrike | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Cossypha semirufa | Rüppell's Robin-Chat | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Pinarochroa sordida | Moorland Chat | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Onychognathus walleri | Waller's Starling | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Poeoptera kenricki | Kenrick's Starling | 2018 | LC |
| Aves | Onychognathus tenuirostris | Slender-billed Starling | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Pholia sharpii | Sharpe's Starling | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Andropadus nigriceps_old | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Cinnyris reichenowi | Northern Double-collared Sunbird | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Nectarinia tacazze | Tacazze Sunbird | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Nectarinia kilimensis | Bronze Sunbird | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Drepanorhynchus reichenowi | Golden-winged Sunbird | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Macronyx sharpei | Sharpe's Longclaw | 2018 | EN |
| Aves | Ploceus baglafecht | Baglafecht Weaver | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Ploceus insignis | Brown-capped Weaver | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Euplectes jacksoni | Jackson's Widowbird | 2018 | NT |
| Aves | Pogoniulus leucomystax | Moustached Green Tinkerbird | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Apaloderma vittatum | Bar-tailed Trogon | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Merops oreobates | Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Schoutedenapus myoptilus_old | Scarce Swift | 2001 | |
| Aves | Apus niansae | Nyanza Swift | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Elminia albonotata | White-tailed Crested-flycatcher | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Telophorus dohertyi | Doherty's Bush-shrike | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Monticola rufocinereus | Little Rock-thrush | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Geokichla piaggiae_old | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Geokichla gurneyi | Orange Ground-thrush | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Melaenornis fischeri | White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Pogonocichla stellata | White-starred Robin | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Oreolais pulcher | Black-collared Apalis | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Cisticola hunteri | Hunter's Cisticola | 2018 | LC |
| Aves | Apalis porphyrolaema | Chestnut-throated Apalis | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Sylvietta leucophrys | White-browed Crombec | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Bradypterus cinnamomeus | Cinnamon Bracken-warbler | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Iduna similis | Mountain Yellow Warbler | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Phylloscopus umbrovirens | Brown Woodland-warbler | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Sylvia abyssinica_old | African Hill Babbler | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cryptospiza salvadorii | Abyssinian Crimsonwing | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Crithagra frontalis | Yellow-browed Citril | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Serinus striolatus_old | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Crithagra burtoni | Thick-billed Seedeater | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Linurgus olivaceus | Oriole Finch | 2001 | LC |
| Aves | Zosterops poliogastrus_old | 2001 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Mount Kenya. 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 Oct 14, 2025.