Gashaka-Gumti National Park (6735)
Nigeria, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic group	Scientific name	Common name	IUCN Red List category	Year	KBA criteria
Aves	Urolais epichlorus	Green Longtail	LC	2018	B2

Aves	Phyllastrephus poensis	Cameroon Olive Greenbul	LC	2018	B2

Aves	Columba sjostedti	Cameroon Olive-pigeon	LC	2018	B2

Aves	Bradypterus bangwaensis	Bangwa Warbler	NT	2018	B2

Aves	Ploceus bannermani	Bannerman's Weaver	VU	2018	B2

Aves	Nesocharis shelleyi	Shelley's Oliveback	LC	2018	B2

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic group	Scientific name	Common name	IUCN Red List Category	Year
Aves	Indicator maculatus	Spotted Honeyguide	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Lagonosticta rara	Black-bellied Firefinch	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Laniarius atroflavus	Yellow-breasted Boubou	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ploceus melanogaster	Black-billed Weaver	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cisticola rufus	Rufous Cisticola	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Criniger calurus	Red-tailed Bulbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cisticola discolor	Brown-backed Cisticola	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cossypha albicapilla	White-crowned Robin-chat	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Apalis rufogularis	Buff-throated Apalis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Hypergerus atriceps	Oriole Warbler	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Illadopsis fulvescens	Brown Illadopsis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Estrilda caerulescens	Lavender Waxbill	LR/lc	2001

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

Aves	Campephaga petiti	Petit's Cuckooshrike	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Phyllastrephus albigularis	White-throated Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Merops gularis	Black Bee-eater	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tauraco persa	Green Turaco	LR/lc	2001

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

Aves	Pogoniulus coryphaeus	Western Green Tinkerbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Myrmecocichla albifrons	White-fronted Black-chat	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Musophaga violacea	Violet Turaco	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Serinus burtoni	Thick-billed Seedeater	LR/lc	2001

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

Aves	Muscicapa comitata	Dusky-blue Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Lanius gubernator	Emin's Shrike	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Poicephalus senegalus	Senegal Parrot	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bleda canicapillus	Grey-headed Bristlebill	LR/lc	2001

Mammalia	Loxodonta africana	African Elephant	VU	2015

Aves	Pseudoalcippe abyssinica	African Hill Babbler	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bleda syndactylus	Common Bristlebill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Laniarius poensis	Mountain Boubou	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Falco alopex	Fox Kestrel	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Sarothrura pulchra	White-spotted Flufftail	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Elminia albiventris	White-bellied Crested-flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Gymnobucco calvus	Naked-faced Barbet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Baeopogon indicator	Honeyguide Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Terpsiphone rufiventer		LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ploceus baglafecht	Baglafecht Weaver	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Coracias cyanogaster	Blue-bellied Roller	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Zoothera crossleyi	Crossley's Ground-thrush	LR/nt	2001

Aves	Megabyas flammulatus	African Shrike-flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia coccinigaster	Splendid Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ploceus insignis	Brown-capped Weaver	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Sylvietta virens	Green Crombec	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Eurystomus gularis	Blue-throated Roller	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Apaloderma vittatum	Bar-tailed Trogon	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pyrrhurus scandens	Leaf-love	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Andropadus montanus	Cameroon Montane Greenbul	LR/nt	2001

Aves	Campethera nivosa	Buff-spotted Woodpecker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Chlorocichla simplex	Simple Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cryptospiza reichenovii	Red-faced Crimson-wing	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Andropadus curvirostris	Plain Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Andropadus tephrolaemus	Western Mountain Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Euschistospiza dybowskii	Dybowski's Twinspot	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Columba unicincta	Afep Pigeon	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Illadopsis puveli	Puvel's Illadopsis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Illadopsis cleaveri	Blackcap Illadopsis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Alcedo leucogaster	White-bellied Kingfisher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Lagonosticta rufopicta	Bar-breasted Firefinch	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Lamprotornis chalcurus	Bronze-tailed Glossy-starling	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ptilostomus afer	Piapiac	LR/lc	2001

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

Aves	Plocepasser superciliosus	Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Indicator willcocksi	Willcocks's Honeyguide	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tockus fasciatus	African Pied Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tauraco leucolophus	White-crested Turaco	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia oritis	Cameroon Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tauraco macrorhynchus	Yellow-billed Turaco	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Macrosphenus concolor	Grey Longbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Kakamega poliothorax	Grey-chested Babbler	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Caprimulgus nigriscapularis	Black-shouldered Nightjar	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Lagonosticta larvata	Black-throated Firefinch	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Camaroptera superciliaris	Yellow-browed Camaroptera	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Hylia prasina	Green Hylia	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nesocharis capistrata	White-cheeked Oliveback	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Vidua interjecta	Long-tailed Paradise-whydah	LR/lc	2001

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

Aves	Eremomela pusilla	Senegal Eremomela	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Turdoides reinwardii	Blackcap Babbler	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Linurgus olivaceus	Oriole Finch	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Tricholaema hirsuta	Hairy-breasted Barbet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia preussi	Northern Double-collared Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia rubescens	Green-throated Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Petronia dentata	Bush Petronia	LR/lc	2001

Mammalia	Lycaon pictus	African Wild Dog	EN	2015

Mammalia	Pan troglodytes	Chimpanzee	EN	2015

Mammalia	Praomys obscurus		EN	2015

Aves	Nectarinia johannae	Johanna's Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Muscicapa ussheri	Ussher's Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Trachyphonus purpuratus	Yellow-billed Barbet	LR/lc	2001

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

Aves	Andropadus gracilis	Grey Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cossypha isabellae	Mountain Robin-chat	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Merops bulocki	Red-throated Bee-eater	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ploceus heuglini	Heuglin's Masked-weaver	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Phylloscopus herberti	Black-capped Woodland-warbler	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Corvinella corvina	Yellow-billed Shrike	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Andropadus ansorgei	Ansorge's Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Lamprotornis purpureus	Purple Glossy-starling	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bycanistes fistulator	Piping Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

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

Aves	Spermophaga haematina	Western Bluebill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Prodotiscus insignis	Cassin's Honeybird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Camaroptera chloronota	Olive-green Camaroptera	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Buccanodon duchaillui	Yellow-spotted Barbet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pogoniulus scolopaceus	Speckled Tinkerbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pytilia phoenicoptera	Red-winged Pytilia	LR/lc	2001

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

Aves	Nicator chloris	Yellow-spotted Nicator	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Oreolais pulchra	Black-collared Apalis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Psalidoprocne obscura	Fanti Saw-wing	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pytilia hypogrammica	Red-faced Pytilia	LR/lc	2001

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2026) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Gashaka-Gumti 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 Jan 16, 2026.

Gashaka-Gumti National Park (6735)Nigeria, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

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Gashaka-Gumti National Park (6735)
Nigeria, Africa