Kakamega forest (6448)
Kenya, Africa
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Cossypha cyanocampter | Blue-shouldered Robin-chat | LC | 2012 |  |
| Aves | Telophorus bocagei | Grey-green Bush-shrike | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Prodotiscus insignis | Cassin's Honeybird | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Hylia prasina | Green Hylia | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Illadopsis fulvescens | Brown Illadopsis | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Malimbus rubricollis | Red-headed Malimbe | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Phylloscopus budongoensis | Uganda Woodland-warbler | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Campethera nivosa | Buff-spotted Woodpecker | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Andropadus curvirostris | Plain Greenbul | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Neocossyphus poensis | White-tailed Ant-thrush | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Campephaga petiti | Petit's Cuckooshrike | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Megabyas flammulatus | African Shrike-flycatcher | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Tricholaema hirsuta | Hairy-breasted Barbet | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Platysteira jamesoni | Jameson's Wattle-eye | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Apalis rufogularis | Buff-throated Apalis | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Glaucidium tephronotum | Red-chested Owlet | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Bleda syndactylus | Common Bristlebill | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Illadopsis albipectus | Scaly-breasted Illadopsis | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Phyllastrephus hypochloris | Toro Olive Greenbul | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Camaroptera chloronota | Olive-green Camaroptera | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Oriolus brachyrhynchus | Western Black-headed Oriole | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia rubescens | Green-throated Sunbird | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Bycanistes subcylindricus | Grey-cheeked Hornbill | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Andropadus gracilis | Grey Greenbul | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Psittacus erithacus | Grey Parrot | NT | 2012 | |
| Aves | Merops muelleri | NR | 2012 | | |
| Aves | Terpsiphone rufiventer | LR/lc | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Baeopogon indicator | Honeyguide Greenbul | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Eremomela turneri | Turner's Eremomela | EN | 2012 | |
| Aves | Andropadus ansorgei | Ansorge's Greenbul | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Buccanodon duchaillui | Yellow-spotted Barbet | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Terpsiphone rufiventer | Black-headed Paradise-flycatcher | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Platysteira castanea | Chestnut Wattle-eye | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Muscicapa lendu | Chapin's Flycatcher | VU | 2012 | |
| Aves | Parus funereus | Dusky Tit | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Campethera caroli | Brown-eared Woodpecker | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Anthreptes rectirostris | Green Sunbird | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Trachyphonus purpuratus | Yellow-billed Barbet | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Sarothrura pulchra | White-spotted Flufftail | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Ploceus nigerrimus | Vieillot's Black Weaver | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Thripias xantholophus | Yellow-crested Woodpecker | LC | 2012 | |
| Aves | Rhaphidura sabini | Sabine's Spinetail | LC | 2012 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Kakamega forest. 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 15, 2025.