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	Year	IUCN Red List Category
Aves	Tigriornis leucolopha	White-crested Tiger-heron	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Bycanistes cylindricus	Brown-cheeked Hornbill	2018	VU
Aves	Pyrenestes sanguineus	Crimson Seedcracker	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Campethera maculosa	Little Green Woodpecker	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Spermophaga haematina	Western Bluebill	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Eremomela badiceps	Rufous-crowned Eremomela	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Malimbus nitens	Gray's Malimbe	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Ploceus preussi	Preuss's Weaver	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Chlorocichla simplex	Simple Greenbul	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Apalis sharpii	Sharpe's Apalis	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Anthoscopus flavifrons	Forest Penduline-tit	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Myioparus griseigularis	Grey-throated Tit-flycatcher	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Apus batesi	Bates's Swift	2001	LR/lc
	Ploceus nigerrimus	Vieillot's Black Weaver	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Pholidornis rushiae	Tit-hylia	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Prodotiscus insignis	Cassin's Honeybird	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Muscicapa comitata	Dusky-blue Flycatcher	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Bleda canicapillus	Grey-headed Bristlebill	2001	LR/lc
	Bubo poensis	Fraser's Eagle-owl	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Illadopsis rufescens	Rufous-winged Illadopsis	2001	LR/nt
Aves	Thripias pyrrhogaster	Fire-bellied Woodpecker	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Sarothrura pulchra	White-spotted Flufftail	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Bathmocercus cerviniventris	Black-headed Rufous Warbler	2001	VU
Aves	Eurystomus gularis	Blue-throated Roller	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Gymnobucco peli	Bristle-nosed Barbet	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Muscicapa ussheri	Ussher's Flycatcher	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Ploceus albinucha	Maxwell's Black Weaver	2001	LR/lc
	Stizorhina fraseri	Rufous Flycatcher-thrush	2001	LR/lc
	Alethe diademata	White-tailed Alethe	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Halcyon badia	Chocolate-backed Kingfisher	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Lamprotornis cupreocauda	Copper-tailed Glossy-starling	2001	LR/nt
Aves	Centropus leucogaster	Black-throated Coucal	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Apalis nigriceps	Black-capped Apalis	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Muscicapa olivascens	Olivaceous Flycatcher	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Coracina azurea	Blue Cuckooshrike	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Malimbus malimbicus	Crested Malimbe	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Sylvietta virens	Green Crombec	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Erythropygia leucosticta	Forest Scrub-robin	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Onychognathus fulgidus	Chestnut-winged Starling	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Ploceus tricolor	Yellow-mantled Weaver	2001	LR/lc
	Phyllastrephus icterinus	Icterine Greenbul	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Fraseria ocreata	African Forest Flycatcher	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Melichneutes robustus	Lyre-tailed Honeyguide	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Nigrita bicolor	Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Psalidoprocne nitens	Square-tailed Saw-wing	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Otus icterorhynchus	Sandy Scops-owl	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Smithornis rufolateralis	Rufous-sided Broadbill	2001	LR/lc
	Phyllanthus atripennis	Capuchin Babbler	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Ceratogymna elata	Yellow-casqued Hornbill	2018	VU
Aves	Jubula lettii	Maned Owl	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Malimbus rubricollis	Red-headed Malimbe	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Nectarinia adelberti	Buff-throated Sunbird	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Thescelocichla leucopleura	Swamp Greenbul	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Dicrurus atripennis	Shining Drongo	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Andropadus curvirostris	Plain Greenbul	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Batis occulta	West African Batis	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Canirallus oculeus	Grey-throated Rail	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Tricholaema hirsuta	Hairy-breasted Barbet	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Pogoniulus subsulphureus	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Nectarinia johannae	Johanna's Sunbird	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Cercococcyx olivinus	Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo	2001	LR/lc
	Trachyphonus purpuratus	Yellow-billed Barbet	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Cossypha cyanocampter	Blue-shouldered Robin-chat	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Andropadus gracilis	Grey Greenbul	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Megabyas flammulatus	African Shrike-flycatcher	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Dryoscopus sabini	Large-billed Puffback	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Turtur brehmeri	Blue-headed Wood-dove	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Francolinus lathami	Forest Francolin	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Ceyx lecontei	African Dwarf-kingfisher	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Sylvietta denti	Lemon-bellied Crombec	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Malaconotus cruentus	Fiery-breasted Bush-shrike	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Illadopsis cleaveri	Blackcap Illadopsis	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Nectarinia cyanolaema	Blue-throated Brown Sunbird	2001	LR/lc
	Dendropicos gabonensis	Gabon Woodpecker	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Indicator willcocksi	Willcocks's Honeyguide	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Nigrita fusconotus	White-breasted Negrofinch	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Merops gularis	Black Bee-eater	2001	LR/lc
	Camaroptera chloronota	Olive-green Camaroptera	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Bubo leucostictus	Akun Eagle-owl	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Tauraco persa	Green Turaco	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Bubo shelleyi	Shelley's Eagle-owl	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Poeoptera lugubris	Narrow-tailed Starling	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Macrosphenus kempi	Kemp's Longbill	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Aquila africanus	Cassin's Hawk-eagle	2001	LR/lc
	Tockus fasciatus	African Pied Hornbill	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Picathartes gymnocephalus	White-necked Rockfowl	2018	VU
Aves	Bleda syndactylus	Common Bristlebill	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Pteronetta hartlaubii	Hartlaub's Duck	2001	LR/lc
	Psittacus erithacus	Grey Parrot	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Alcedo leucogaster	White-bellied Kingfisher	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Laniarius leucorhynchus	Sooty Boubou	2001	LR/lc
	Gymnobucco calvus	Naked-faced Barbet	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Columba iriditorques	Western Bronze-naped Pigeon	2001	LR/lc
	Anthreptes fraseri	Scarlet-tufted Sunbird	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Nectarinia fuliginosa	Carmelite Sunbird	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Illadopsis puveli	Puvel's Illadopsis	2001	LR/lc
	Bycanistes fistulator	Piping Hornbill	2001	LR/lc
	Tropicranus albocristatus	White-crested Hornbill	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Tauraco macrorhynchus	Yellow-billed Turaco	2001	LR/lc
	Merops muelleri	Blue-headed Bee-eater	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Criniger olivaceus	Yellow-bearded Greenbul	2018	VU
Aves	Hirundo nigrita	White-throated Blue Swallow	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Malaconotus lagdeni	Lagden's Bush-shrike	2001	LR/nt
Aves	Malimbus scutatus	Red-vented Malimbe	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Indicator maculatus	Spotted Honeyguide	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Criniger calurus	Red-tailed Bulbul	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Dryotriorchis spectabilis	Congo Serpent-eagle	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Melignomon eisentrauti	Yellow-footed Honeyguide	2001	VU
Aves	Criniger barbatus	Bearded Bulbul	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Phoeniculus castaneiceps	Forest Scimitarbill	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Nicator chloris	Yellow-spotted Nicator	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Erythrocercus mccallii	Chestnut-capped Flycatcher	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Oriolus nigripennis	Black-winged Oriole	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Caprimulgus binotatus	Brown Nightjar	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Illadopsis fulvescens	Brown Illadopsis	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Sheppardia cyornithopsis	Lowland Akalat	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Neocossyphus poensis	White-tailed Ant-thrush	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Pogoniulus atroflavus	Red-rumped Tinkerbird	2001	LR/lc
	Buccanodon duchaillui	Yellow-spotted Barbet	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Hylia prasina	Green Hylia	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Campethera nivosa	Buff-spotted Woodpecker	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Urotriorchis macrourus	Long-tailed Hawk	2001	LR/lc
	Platysteira castanea	Chestnut Wattle-eye	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Himantornis haematopus	Nkulengu Rail	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Nectarinia superba	Superb Sunbird	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Elminia nigromitrata	Dusky Crested-flycatcher	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Platysteira blissetti	Red-cheeked Wattle-eye	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Hyliota violacea	Violet-backed Hyliota	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Melaenornis annamarulae	Nimba Flycatcher	2018	VU
Aves	Fraseria cinerascens	White-browed Forest Flycatcher	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Rhaphidura sabini	Sabine's Spinetail	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Oriolus brachyrhynchus	Western Black-headed Oriole	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Accipiter erythropus	Red-legged Sparrowhawk	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Lobotos lobatus	Western Wattled Cuckooshrike	2018	VU
Aves	Ixonotus guttatus	Spotted Greenbul	2001	LR/lc
	Parmoptila rubrifrons		2001	LR/lc
Aves	Agelastes meleagrides	White-breasted Guineafowl	2018	VU
	Terpsiphone rufiventer		2001	LR/lc
Aves	Muscicapa cassini	Cassin's Grey Flycatcher	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Ceratogymna atrata	Black-casqued Hornbill	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Psittacus timneh	Timneh Parrot	2018	EN
Aves	Telacanthura melanopygia	Black Spinetail	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Calyptocichla serina	Golden Greenbul	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Tockus camurus	Dwarf Hornbill	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Phyllastrephus baumanni	Baumann's Greenbul	2001	LR/nt
Aves	Scotopelia ussheri	Rufous Fishing-owl	2018	VU
Aves	Columba unicincta	Afep Pigeon	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Parus funereus	Dusky Tit	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Pogoniulus scolopaceus	Speckled Tinkerbird	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Zoothera princei	Grey Ground-thrush	2001	LR/lc
	Stiphrornis erythrothorax	Forest Robin	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Trochocercus nitens	Blue-headed Crested-flycatcher	2001	LR/lc
	Phyllastrephus albigularis	White-throated Greenbul	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Baeopogon indicator	Honeyguide Greenbul	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Neafrapus cassini	Cassin's Spinetail	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Andropadus ansorgei	Ansorge's Greenbul	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Bleda eximius	Green-tailed Bristlebill	2001	VU
Aves	Campethera caroli	Brown-eared Woodpecker	2001	LR/lc
	Cercococcyx mechowi	Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo	2001	LR/lc
	Prionops caniceps	Chestnut-bellied Helmet-shrike	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Camaroptera superciliaris	Yellow-browed Camaroptera	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Muscicapa epulata	Little Grey Flycatcher	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Bostrychia rara	Spot-breasted Ibis	2001	LR/lc
	Tockus hartlaubi	Black Dwarf Hornbill	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Psalidoprocne obscura	Fanti Saw-wing	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Macrosphenus concolor	Grey Longbill	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Glaucidium tephronotum	Red-chested Owlet	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Pyrrhurus scandens	Leaf-love	2001	LR/lc
	Anthreptes rectirostris	Green Sunbird	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Francolinus ahantensis	Ahanta Francolin	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Nectarinia minulla	Tiny Sunbird	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Nectarinia seimundi	Little Green Sunbird	2001	LR/lc
Aves	Schistolais leontica	Sierra Leone Prinia	2018	VU

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 Oct 16, 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