Nimba mountains (6458)
Liberia, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic group	Scientific name	Common name	IUCN Red List category	Year	KBA criteria
Amphibia	Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis	Mount Nimba Viviparous Toad	CR	2018	A1e

Mammalia	Hipposideros lamottei	LAMOTTE'S ROUNDLEAF BAT	CR	2018	A1e

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic group	Scientific name	Common name	IUCN Red List Category	Year
Aves	Tigriornis leucolopha	White-crested Tiger-heron	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pyrenestes sanguineus	Crimson Seedcracker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Campethera maculosa	Little Green Woodpecker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Spermophaga haematina	Western Bluebill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Eremomela badiceps	Rufous-crowned Eremomela	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Malimbus nitens	Gray's Malimbe	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ploceus preussi	Preuss's Weaver	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Prodotiscus insignis	Cassin's Honeybird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Hirundo nigrita	White-throated Blue Swallow	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Malaconotus lagdeni	Lagden's Bush-shrike	LR/nt	2001

Aves	Indicator maculatus	Spotted Honeyguide	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Criniger calurus	Red-tailed Bulbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Illadopsis rufescens	Rufous-winged Illadopsis	LR/nt	2001

Aves	Sarothrura pulchra	White-spotted Flufftail	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bathmocercus cerviniventris	Black-headed Rufous Warbler	VU	2001

Aves	Eurystomus gularis	Blue-throated Roller	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Alethe diademata	White-tailed Alethe	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Halcyon badia	Chocolate-backed Kingfisher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Lamprotornis cupreocauda	Copper-tailed Glossy-starling	LR/nt	2001

Aves	Muscicapa olivascens	Olivaceous Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Illadopsis fulvescens	Brown Illadopsis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Erythropygia leucosticta	Forest Scrub-robin	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Fraseria ocreata	African Forest Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Melichneutes robustus	Lyre-tailed Honeyguide	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nigrita bicolor	Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Himantornis haematopus	Nkulengu Rail	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia superba	Superb Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Elminia nigromitrata	Dusky Crested-flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Smithornis rufolateralis	Rufous-sided Broadbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Fraseria cinerascens	White-browed Forest Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Thescelocichla leucopleura	Swamp Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Rhaphidura sabini	Sabine's Spinetail	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Oriolus brachyrhynchus	Western Black-headed Oriole	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Accipiter erythropus	Red-legged Sparrowhawk	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ixonotus guttatus	Spotted Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cossypha cyanocampter	Blue-shouldered Robin-chat	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Andropadus gracilis	Grey Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Megabyas flammulatus	African Shrike-flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Dryoscopus sabini	Large-billed Puffback	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Muscicapa cassini	Cassin's Grey Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ceratogymna atrata	Black-casqued Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ceyx lecontei	African Dwarf-kingfisher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Sylvietta denti	Lemon-bellied Crombec	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tockus camurus	Dwarf Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Phyllastrephus baumanni	Baumann's Greenbul	LR/nt	2001

Aves	Columba unicincta	Afep Pigeon	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Parus funereus	Dusky Tit	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia cyanolaema	Blue-throated Brown Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Dendropicos gabonensis	Gabon Woodpecker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Indicator willcocksi	Willcocks's Honeyguide	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nigrita fusconotus	White-breasted Negrofinch	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Merops gularis	Black Bee-eater	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Trochocercus nitens	Blue-headed Crested-flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bycanistes cylindricus	Brown-cheeked Hornbill	VU	2018

Aves	Poeoptera lugubris	Narrow-tailed Starling	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Baeopogon indicator	Honeyguide Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Malimbus scutatus	Red-vented Malimbe	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Schistolais leontica	Sierra Leone Prinia	VU	2018

Aves	Muscicapa comitata	Dusky-blue Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bleda canicapillus	Grey-headed Bristlebill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bubo poensis	Fraser's Eagle-owl	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Dryotriorchis spectabilis	Congo Serpent-eagle	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Melignomon eisentrauti	Yellow-footed Honeyguide	VU	2001

Aves	Criniger barbatus	Bearded Bulbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Phoeniculus castaneiceps	Forest Scimitarbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nicator chloris	Yellow-spotted Nicator	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Thripias pyrrhogaster	Fire-bellied Woodpecker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Erythrocercus mccallii	Chestnut-capped Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Gymnobucco peli	Bristle-nosed Barbet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ploceus albinucha	Maxwell's Black Weaver	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Stizorhina fraseri	Rufous Flycatcher-thrush	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Oriolus nigripennis	Black-winged Oriole	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Caprimulgus binotatus	Brown Nightjar	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Centropus leucogaster	Black-throated Coucal	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Apalis nigriceps	Black-capped Apalis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Malimbus malimbicus	Crested Malimbe	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Sylvietta virens	Green Crombec	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Neocossyphus poensis	White-tailed Ant-thrush	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pogoniulus atroflavus	Red-rumped Tinkerbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Buccanodon duchaillui	Yellow-spotted Barbet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Onychognathus fulgidus	Chestnut-winged Starling	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ploceus tricolor	Yellow-mantled Weaver	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Hylia prasina	Green Hylia	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Campethera nivosa	Buff-spotted Woodpecker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Urotriorchis macrourus	Long-tailed Hawk	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Platysteira castanea	Chestnut Wattle-eye	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Otus icterorhynchus	Sandy Scops-owl	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Platysteira blissetti	Red-cheeked Wattle-eye	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Hyliota violacea	Violet-backed Hyliota	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Melaenornis annamarulae	Nimba Flycatcher	VU	2018

Aves	Phyllanthus atripennis	Capuchin Babbler	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ceratogymna elata	Yellow-casqued Hornbill	VU	2018

Aves	Jubula lettii	Maned Owl	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Malimbus rubricollis	Red-headed Malimbe	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia adelberti	Buff-throated Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Andropadus curvirostris	Plain Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Batis occulta	West African Batis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Canirallus oculeus	Grey-throated Rail	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tricholaema hirsuta	Hairy-breasted Barbet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Parmoptila rubrifrons		LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pogoniulus subsulphureus	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia johannae	Johanna's Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Agelastes meleagrides	White-breasted Guineafowl	VU	2018

Aves	Cercococcyx olivinus	Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Trachyphonus purpuratus	Yellow-billed Barbet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Terpsiphone rufiventer		LR/lc	2001

Aves	Turtur brehmeri	Blue-headed Wood-dove	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Francolinus lathami	Forest Francolin	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Psittacus timneh	Timneh Parrot	EN	2018

Aves	Telacanthura melanopygia	Black Spinetail	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Calyptocichla serina	Golden Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Malaconotus cruentus	Fiery-breasted Bush-shrike	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Scotopelia ussheri	Rufous Fishing-owl	VU	2018

Aves	Illadopsis cleaveri	Blackcap Illadopsis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Zoothera princei	Grey Ground-thrush	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Stiphrornis erythrothorax	Forest Robin	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Camaroptera chloronota	Olive-green Camaroptera	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bubo leucostictus	Akun Eagle-owl	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tauraco persa	Green Turaco	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bubo shelleyi	Shelley's Eagle-owl	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Phyllastrephus albigularis	White-throated Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Chlorocichla simplex	Simple Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Apalis sharpii	Sharpe's Apalis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Anthoscopus flavifrons	Forest Penduline-tit	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Myioparus griseigularis	Grey-throated Tit-flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Apus batesi	Bates's Swift	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ploceus nigerrimus	Vieillot's Black Weaver	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pholidornis rushiae	Tit-hylia	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Neafrapus cassini	Cassin's Spinetail	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Muscicapa ussheri	Ussher's Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Macrosphenus kempi	Kemp's Longbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Andropadus ansorgei	Ansorge's Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bleda eximius	Green-tailed Bristlebill	VU	2001

Aves	Aquila africanus	Cassin's Hawk-eagle	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Campethera caroli	Brown-eared Woodpecker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tockus fasciatus	African Pied Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Picathartes gymnocephalus	White-necked Rockfowl	VU	2018

Aves	Coracina azurea	Blue Cuckooshrike	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cercococcyx mechowi	Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pteronetta hartlaubii	Hartlaub's Duck	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Sheppardia cyornithopsis	Lowland Akalat	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Laniarius leucorhynchus	Sooty Boubou	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Dicrurus atripennis	Shining Drongo	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bostrychia rara	Spot-breasted Ibis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tockus hartlaubi	Black Dwarf Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Psalidoprocne obscura	Fanti Saw-wing	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Glaucidium tephronotum	Red-chested Owlet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pogoniulus scolopaceus	Speckled Tinkerbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pyrrhurus scandens	Leaf-love	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Anthreptes rectirostris	Green Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tauraco macrorhynchus	Yellow-billed Turaco	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Francolinus ahantensis	Ahanta Francolin	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia minulla	Tiny Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia seimundi	Little Green Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bleda syndactylus	Common Bristlebill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Prionops caniceps	Chestnut-bellied Helmet-shrike	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Psittacus erithacus	Grey Parrot	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Alcedo leucogaster	White-bellied Kingfisher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Phyllastrephus icterinus	Icterine Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Camaroptera superciliaris	Yellow-browed Camaroptera	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Psalidoprocne nitens	Square-tailed Saw-wing	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Muscicapa epulata	Little Grey Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Lobotos lobatus	Western Wattled Cuckooshrike	VU	2018

Aves	Gymnobucco calvus	Naked-faced Barbet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Macrosphenus concolor	Grey Longbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Columba iriditorques	Western Bronze-naped Pigeon	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Anthreptes fraseri	Scarlet-tufted Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia fuliginosa	Carmelite Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Illadopsis puveli	Puvel's Illadopsis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bycanistes fistulator	Piping Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tropicranus albocristatus	White-crested Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Merops muelleri	Blue-headed Bee-eater	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Criniger olivaceus	Yellow-bearded Greenbul	VU	2018

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Nimba mountains. 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 Nov 9, 2025.

Nimba mountains (6458)Liberia, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

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Nimba mountains (6458)
Liberia, Africa