Cross River National Park (Okwangwo Division) and Mbe Mountains (6743)
Nigeria, Africa
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Apalis nigriceps | Black-capped Apalis | LR/lc | 2001 |  |
| Aves | Macrosphenus concolor | Grey Longbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Sarothrura pulchra | White-spotted Flufftail | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Hylia prasina | Green Hylia | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Camaroptera superciliaris | Yellow-browed Camaroptera | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Dryotriorchis spectabilis | Congo Serpent-eagle | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pogoniulus scolopaceus | Speckled Tinkerbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ixonotus guttatus | Spotted Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tockus fasciatus | African Pied Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Macrosphenus flavicans | Yellow Longbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Platysteira castanea | Chestnut Wattle-eye | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Neafrapus cassini | Cassin's Spinetail | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Macrosphenus kempi | Kemp's Longbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Thescelocichla leucopleura | Swamp Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Merops muelleri | Blue-headed Bee-eater | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tropicranus albocristatus | White-crested Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pogoniulus atroflavus | Red-rumped Tinkerbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Spermophaga haematina | Western Bluebill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Trochocercus nitens | Blue-headed Crested-flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Fraseria cinerascens | White-browed Forest Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia adelberti | Buff-throated Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Bleda canicapillus | Grey-headed Bristlebill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Platysteira blissetti | Red-cheeked Wattle-eye | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Picathartes oreas | Grey-necked Picathartes | VU | 2015 | |
| Aves | Baeopogon indicator | Honeyguide Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia cyanolaema | Blue-throated Brown Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tigriornis leucolopha | White-crested Tiger-heron | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Campethera nivosa | Buff-spotted Woodpecker | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Andropadus ansorgei | Ansorge's Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Psittacus erithacus | Grey Parrot | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Poeoptera lugubris | Narrow-tailed Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cercococcyx mechowi | Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tauraco persa | Green Turaco | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Merops gularis | Black Bee-eater | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Trachyphonus purpuratus | Yellow-billed Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Gymnobucco peli | Bristle-nosed Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Elminia nigromitrata | Dusky Crested-flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Stiphrornis erythrothorax | Forest Robin | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Gymnobucco calvus | Naked-faced Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Indicator maculatus | Spotted Honeyguide | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Sylvietta virens | Green Crombec | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Rhaphidura sabini | Sabine's Spinetail | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Bleda notatus | Lesser Bristlebill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Terpsiphone rufiventer | LR/lc | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Illadopsis fulvescens | Brown Illadopsis | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Francolinus lathami | Forest Francolin | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Hyliota violacea | Violet-backed Hyliota | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Alethe diademata | White-tailed Alethe | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tauraco macrorhynchus | Yellow-billed Turaco | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Laniarius leucorhynchus | Sooty Boubou | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Malimbus nitens | Gray's Malimbe | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Apus batesi | Bates's Swift | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Oriolus brachyrhynchus | Western Black-headed Oriole | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Apalis rufogularis | Buff-throated Apalis | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Columba unicincta | Afep Pigeon | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Thripias pyrrhogaster | Fire-bellied Woodpecker | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tockus hartlaubi | Black Dwarf Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Dendropicos gabonensis | Gabon Woodpecker | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Andropadus curvirostris | Plain Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Bycanistes fistulator | Piping Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Accipiter castanilius | Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Urotriorchis macrourus | Long-tailed Hawk | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Phyllastrephus icterinus | Icterine Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Alcedo leucogaster | White-bellied Kingfisher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Psalidoprocne nitens | Square-tailed Saw-wing | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Bycanistes albotibialis | White-thighed Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Psittacus erithacus | Grey Parrot | VU | 2015 | |
| Aves | Muscicapa infuscata | Sooty Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Mammalia | Pan troglodytes | Chimpanzee | EN | 2015 | |
| Mammalia | Loxodonta africana | African Elephant | VU | 2015 | |
| Mammalia | Gorilla gorilla | Western Gorilla | CR | 2015 | |
| Mammalia | Cercopithecus sclateri | Sclater's Monkey | VU | 2015 | |
| Mammalia | Cercopithecus preussi | PREUSS'S MONKEY | EN | 2015 | |
| Mammalia | Mandrillus leucophaeus | Drill | EN | 2015 | |
| Aves | Nigrita fusconotus | White-breasted Negrofinch | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Muscicapa cassini | Cassin's Grey Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Bleda syndactylus | Common Bristlebill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Smithornis rufolateralis | Rufous-sided Broadbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tockus camurus | Dwarf Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tricholaema hirsuta | Hairy-breasted Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Coracina azurea | Blue Cuckooshrike | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Andropadus gracilis | Grey Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ploceus tricolor | Yellow-mantled Weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Malimbus scutatus | Red-vented Malimbe | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Calyptocichla serina | Golden Greenbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Criniger calurus | Red-tailed Bulbul | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Buccanodon duchaillui | Yellow-spotted Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Dicrurus atripennis | Shining Drongo | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Camaroptera chloronota | Olive-green Camaroptera | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ploceus nigerrimus | Vieillot's Black Weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Erythrocercus mccallii | Chestnut-capped Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Muscicapa sethsmithi | Yellow-footed Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Malimbus malimbicus | Crested Malimbe | LR/lc | 2001 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2026) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Cross River National Park (Okwangwo Division) and Mbe 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 Jan 16, 2026.