Key Biodiversity Areas

Shimba Hills (6410)
Kenya, Africa

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesLamprotornis corruscusBlack-bellied Glossy-starlingLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesCampethera mombassicaMombasa WoodpeckerLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesAnthreptes reichenowiPlain-backed SunbirdLR/nt2001link-icon
AvesCircaetus fasciolatusSouthern Banded Snake-eagleLR/nt2001link-icon
AvesOriolus chlorocephalusGreen-headed OrioleLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesAnthus sokokensisSokoke PipitEN2018link-icon
AvesTauraco fischeriFischer's TuracoNT2018link-icon
AvesPoicephalus cryptoxanthusBrown-headed ParrotLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesSheppardia gunningiEast Coast AkalatNT2018link-icon
AvesLybius melanopterusBrown-breasted BarbetLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesAnthreptes neglectusUluguru Violet-backed SunbirdLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesGeokichla guttataSpotted Ground-thrushEN2018link-icon
AvesPogoniulus simplexEastern Green TinkerbirdLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesErythrocercus holochlorusYellow FlycatcherLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesHalcyon senegaloidesMangrove KingfisherLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPhyllastrephus debilisTiny GreenbulLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPrionops scopifronsChestnut-fronted Helmet-shrikeLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPhyllastrephus fischeriFischer's GreenbulLR/lc2001link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Shimba Hills. 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 12, 2025.