Mida Creek, Whale Island and the Malindi - Watamu coast (6406)
Kenya, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesSterna dougalliiRoseate TernLR/lc2001D1alink-icon
AvesDromas ardeolaCrab-ploverLR/lc2001D1alink-icon
AvesSterna saundersiSaunders's TernLR/lc2001D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameYearIUCN Red List Category
AvesCharadrius mongolusLesser Sandplover2001LR/lclink-icon
AvesCharadrius leschenaultiiGreater Sandplover2001LR/lclink-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Mida Creek, Whale Island and the Malindi - Watamu coast. 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 20, 2025.