Key Biodiversity Areas

Lengwe National Park (6683)
Malawi, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesGyps africanusWhite-backed VultureCR2025A1clink-icon
AvesTerathopius ecaudatusBateleurEN2025A1a, A1clink-icon

Ecosystems

NameEcosystem RedList categoryAssessment dateGlobal extentSite extent
Shire Catchment RiversEndangered (EN)2022238.1930.98

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Lengwe National Park. 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 20, 2025.