Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves (6423)
Kenya, Africa
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Trachyphonus erythrocephalus | Red-and-yellow Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 |  |
| Aves | Corythaixoides leucogaster | White-bellied Go-away-bird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lanius dorsalis | Taita Fiscal | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Bradornis microrhynchus | African Grey Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Melierax poliopterus | Eastern Chanting-goshawk | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Uraeginthus cyanocephalus | Blue-capped Cordonbleu | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Trachyphonus darnaudii | D'Arnaud's Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turdoides rubiginosa | Rufous Chatterer | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tmetothylacus tenellus | Golden Pipit | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Spreo fischeri | Fischer's Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Mirafra hypermetra | Red-winged Lark | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Prinia somalica | Pale Prinia | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia hunteri | Hunter's Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Zosterops abyssinicus | White-breasted White-eye | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Merops revoilii | Somali Bee-eater | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lonchura griseicapilla | Grey-headed Silverbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Speculipastor bicolor | Magpie Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Parus thruppi | Somali Tit | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Estrilda charmosyna | Red-rumped Waxbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turdus tephronotus | Bare-eyed Thrush | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Mirafra poecilosterna | Pink-breasted Lark | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Dinemellia dinemelli | White-headed Buffalo-weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cisticola nanus | Tiny Cisticola | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Eremomela flavicrissalis | Yellow-vented Eremomela | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Emberiza poliopleura | Somali Golden-breasted Bunting | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Rhinopomastus minor | Abyssinian Scimitarbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Sylvia boehmi | Banded Warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Colius leucocephalus | White-headed Mousebird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tockus flavirostris | Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Anthreptes orientalis | Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cercomela scotocerca | Brown-tailed Chat | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cisticola cinereolus | Ashy Cisticola | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Sylvietta isabellina | Somali Crombec | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tchagra jamesi | Three-streaked Tchagra | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Caprimulgus donaldsoni | Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lamprotornis hildebrandti | Hildebrandt's Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Serinus dorsostriatus | White-bellied Canary | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Poicephalus rufiventris | Red-bellied Parrot | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pseudonigrita cabanisi | Black-capped Social-weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia nectarinioides | Black-bellied Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Onychognathus salvadorii | Bristle-crowned Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tockus deckeni | Von der Decken's Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Calandrella somalica | Rufous Short-toed Lark | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Francolinus leucoscepus | Yellow-necked Francolin | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Acryllium vulturinum | Vulturine Guineafowl | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tricholaema melanocephala | Black-throated Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Rhodophoneus cruentus | Rosy-patched Bush-shrike | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Anthoscopus musculus | Mouse-coloured Penduline-tit | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Dryoscopus pringlii | Pringle's Puffback | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Vidua hypocherina | Steel-blue Whydah | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Camaroptera simplex | Grey Wren-warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cosmopsarus regius | Golden-breasted Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Vidua fischeri | Straw-tailed Whydah | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia habessinica | Shining Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Eremopterix signatus | Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lanius cabanisi | Long-tailed Fiscal | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ploceus bojeri | Golden Palm Weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Caprimulgus fraenatus | Sombre Nightjar | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Plocepasser donaldsoni | Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Euplectes diadematus | Fire-fronted Bishop | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Uraeginthus ianthinogaster | Purple Grenadier | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pterocles decoratus | Black-faced Sandgrouse | LR/lc | 2001 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves. 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.