Key Biodiversity Areas

Hadejia-Nguru wetlands (6754)
Nigeria, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesPhilomachus pugnaxRuffLR/lc2001D1alink-icon
AvesPlectropterus gambensisSpur-winged GooseLR/lc2001D1alink-icon
AvesTringa erythropusSpotted RedshankLR/lc2001D1alink-icon
AvesAnas querquedulaGarganeyLR/lc2001D1alink-icon
AvesDendrocygna viduataWhite-faced Whistling-duckLR/lc2001D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesLamprotornis pulcherChestnut-bellied StarlingLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesMerops bulockiRed-throated Bee-eaterLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesLybius dubiusBearded BarbetLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesEstrilda caerulescensLavender WaxbillLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPlegadis falcinellusGlossy IbisLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesTrachyphonus margaritatusYellow-breasted BarbetLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesEstrilda troglodytesBlack-rumped WaxbillLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesDendrocygna bicolorFulvous Whistling-duckLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesStreptopelia roseogriseaAfrican Collared-doveLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesEupodotis savileiSavile's BustardLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPetronia dentataBush PetroniaLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesCorvinella corvinaYellow-billed ShrikeLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPoicephalus senegalusSenegal ParrotLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesCercotrichas podobeBlack Scrub-robinLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesAythya nyrocaFerruginous DuckVU2001link-icon
AvesAnas acutaNorthern PintailLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPorphyrio porphyrioPurple SwamphenLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPtilostomus aferPiapiacLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPlocepasser superciliosusChestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaverLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesCisticola ruficepsRed-pate CisticolaLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesAnthoscopus parvulusYellow Penduline-titLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesSpiloptila clamansCricket LongtailLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPytilia phoenicopteraRed-winged PytiliaLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPasser luteusSudan Golden SparrowLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesLimosa limosaBlack-tailed GodwitLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesLamprotornis purpureusPurple Glossy-starlingLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesCisticola rufusRufous CisticolaLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesDendropicos elachusSahelian WoodpeckerLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPloceus heugliniHeuglin's Masked-weaverLR/lc2001link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Hadejia-Nguru wetlands. 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 13, 2025.