Mount Elgon (Kenya) (6449)
Kenya, Africa
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibia | Arthroleptides dutoiti | Du Toit's Torrent Frog | CR | 2018 | A1e |
| Mammalia | Otomys barbouri | BARBOUR'S VLEI RAT | EN | 2018 | A1e |
| Aves | Scleroptila elgonensis | Elgon Francolin | NT | 2018 | B2 |
| Aves | Pternistis jacksoni | Jackson's Francolin | LC | 2018 | B2 |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Ploceus melanogaster | Black-billed Weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pogonocichla stellata | White-starred Robin | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pogoniulus leucomystax | Moustached Green Tinkerbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cisticola chubbi | Chubb's Cisticola | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Illadopsis pyrrhoptera | Mountain Illadopsis | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Elminia albonotata | White-tailed Crested-flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Chloropeta similis | Mountain Flycatcher-warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Onychognathus walleri | Waller's Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Merops oreobates | Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Dendropicos poecilolaemus | Speckle-breasted Woodpecker | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cisticola troglodytes | Foxy Cisticola | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Francolinus psilolaemus | Moorland Francolin | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Andropadus masukuensis | Shelley's Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Dioptrornis fischeri | White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ploceus heuglini | Heuglin's Masked-weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tauraco hartlaubi | Hartlaub's Turaco | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lamprotornis purpureus | Purple Glossy-starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Buteo oreophilus | Mountain Buzzard | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Sheppardia aequatorialis | Equatorial Akalat | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia reichenowi | Golden-winged Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia tacazze | Tacazze Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pseudoalcippe abyssinica | African Hill Babbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Campethera tullbergi | Tullberg's Woodpecker | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Bradypterus cinnamomeus | Bracken Warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Oriolus percivali | Black-tailed Oriole | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Kakamega poliothorax | Grey-chested Babbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Serinus burtoni | Thick-billed Seedeater | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Linurgus olivaceus | Oriole Finch | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ploceus insignis | Brown-capped Weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Phylloscopus umbrovirens | Brown Woodland-warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Onychognathus tenuirostris | Slender-billed Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Andropadus nigriceps | LR/lc | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Apalis porphyrolaema | LR/lc | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Sylvietta leucophrys | LR/lc | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Sylvia lugens | Brown Warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Chlorocichla laetissima | Joyful Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cinnyricinclus sharpii | Sharpe's Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Zoothera piaggiae | Abyssinian Ground-thrush | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cercomela sordida | Moorland Chat | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Poeoptera stuhlmanni | Stuhlmann's Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Sarothrura affinis | Striped Flufftail | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Schoutedenapus myoptilus | Scarce Swift | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cisticola hunteri | Hunter's Cisticola | LC | 2018 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia preussi | Northern Double-collared Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Caprimulgus poliocephalus | Montane Nightjar | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia mediocris | LR/lc | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Apaloderma vittatum | Bar-tailed Trogon | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Corvinella corvina | Yellow-billed Shrike | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ploceus baglafecht | Baglafecht Weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Serinus striolatus | Streaky Seedeater | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Coracina caesia | Grey Cuckooshrike | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Oreolais pulchra | Black-collared Apalis | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Telophorus dohertyi | Doherty's Bush-shrike | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia kilimensis | Bronze Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Serinus hypostictus | Grey-faced Citril | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Macronyx sharpei | Sharpe's Longclaw | EN | 2018 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Mount Elgon (Kenya). 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 16, 2025.