Key Biodiversity Areas

Lake Naivasha (6438)
Kenya, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesFulica cristataRed-knobbed CootLR/lc2001D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesTachybaptus ruficollisLittle GrebeLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPlatalea albaAfrican SpoonbillLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesAcrocephalus griseldisBasra Reed-warblerLR/nt2001link-icon
AvesPrionops poliolophusGrey-crested Helmet-shrikeVU2001link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Lake Naivasha. 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 18, 2025.