Nyungwe National Park (6779)
Rwanda, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic group	Scientific name	Common name	IUCN Red List category	Year	KBA criteria
Odonata	Notogomphus flavifrons	Yellow-fronted Longleg	DD	2018	B1

Aves	Bradypterus graueri	Grauer's Swamp-warbler	EN	2018	B2

Aves	Apalis argentea	Kungwe Apalis	LC	2018	B2

Aves	Gallirex johnstoni	Ruwenzori Turaco	LC	2018	B2

Aves	Graueria vittata	Grauer's Warbler	LC	2018	B2

Aves	Hemitesia neumanni	Neumann's Warbler	LC	2018	B2

Aves	Glaucidium albertinum	Albertine Owlet	VU	2018	B2

Aves	Melaniparus fasciiventer	Stripe-breasted Tit	LC	2018	B2

Mammalia	Rhinolophus hilli	Hill's Horseshoe Bat	CR	2018	A1e

Aves	Kupeornis rufocinctus	Red-collared Mountain-babbler	NT	2018	B2

Aves	Pternistis nobilis	Handsome Francolin	LC	2018	B2

Aves	Cryptospiza shelleyi	Shelley's Crimsonwing	EN	2018	B2

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic group	Scientific name	Common name	IUCN Red List Category	Year
Aves	Hyliota violacea	Violet-backed Hyliota	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Serinus frontalis	Yellow-browed Citril	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Apalis personata	Black-faced Apalis	LC	2018

Aves	Poeoptera stuhlmanni	Stuhlmann's Starling	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bubo poensis	Fraser's Eagle-owl	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Apalis porphyrolaema		LR/lc	2001

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

Aves	Phylloscopus laetus	Red-faced Woodland-warbler	LC	2018

Aves	Serinus striolatus	Streaky Seedeater	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Kakamega poliothorax	Grey-chested Babbler	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bradypterus cinnamomeus	Bracken Warbler	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Psittacus erithacus	Grey Parrot	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Bycanistes subcylindricus	Grey-cheeked Hornbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cinnyris rockefelleri	Rockefeller's Sunbird	VU	2018

Aves	Columba unicincta	Afep Pigeon	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Batis diops	Ruwenzori Batis	LC	2018

Aves	Pogonocichla stellata	White-starred Robin	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Euschistospiza cinereovinacea	Dusky Twinspot	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Oriolus percivali	Black-tailed Oriole	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Coracina caesia	Grey Cuckooshrike	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Chloropeta similis	Mountain Flycatcher-warbler	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Streptopelia lugens	Dusky Turtle-dove	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Laniarius poensis	Mountain Boubou	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Glaucidium tephronotum	Red-chested Owlet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Parus funereus	Dusky Tit	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Andropadus masukuensis	Shelley's Greenbul	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Linurgus olivaceus	Oriole Finch	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Schoutedenapus myoptilus	Scarce Swift	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Sarothrura pulchra	White-spotted Flufftail	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Andropadus nigriceps		LR/lc	2001

Aves	Campethera tullbergi	Tullberg's Woodpecker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Oreolais ruwenzorii	Ruwenzori Apalis	LC	2018

Aves	Merops oreobates	Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cossyphicula roberti	White-bellied Robin-chat	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cinnyricinclus sharpii	Sharpe's Starling	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cryptospiza jacksoni	Dusky Crimsonwing	LC	2018

Aves	Sheppardia aequatorialis	Equatorial Akalat	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ploceus melanogaster	Black-billed Weaver	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Serinus burtoni	Thick-billed Seedeater	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Melaenornis ardesiacus	Yellow-eyed Black-flycatcher	LC	2018

Aves	Cyanomitra alinae	Blue-headed Sunbird	LC	2018

Aves	Dessonornis archeri	Archer's Robin-chat	LC	2018

Aves	Nectarinia purpureiventris	Purple-breasted Sunbird	LC	2018

Aves	Phoeniculus castaneiceps	Forest Scimitarbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Stiphrornis erythrothorax	Forest Robin	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cinnyris regius	Regal Sunbird	LC	2018

Aves	Elminia albonotata	White-tailed Crested-flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Fraseria lendu	Chapin's Flycatcher	VU	2018

Aves	Cryptospiza salvadorii	Abyssinian Crimson-wing	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Chamaetylas poliophrys	Red-throated Alethe	LC	2018

Aves	Indicator pumilio	Dwarf Honeyguide	NT	2018

Aves	Phylloscopus umbrovirens	Brown Woodland-warbler	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Illadopsis pyrrhoptera	Mountain Illadopsis	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Indicator willcocksi	Willcocks's Honeyguide	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Sylvietta leucophrys		LR/lc	2001

Aves	Pseudoalcippe abyssinica	African Hill Babbler	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Cisticola chubbi	Chubb's Cisticola	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Zoothera tanganjicae		NR	2018

Aves	Telophorus dohertyi	Doherty's Bush-shrike	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Estrilda melanotis	Swee Waxbill	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Onychognathus tenuirostris	Slender-billed Starling	LR/lc	2001

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

Aves	Phodilus prigoginei	Congo Bay-owl	EN	2018

Aves	Nigrita fusconotus	White-breasted Negrofinch	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia kilimensis	Bronze Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ploceus insignis	Brown-capped Weaver	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Apaloderma vittatum	Bar-tailed Trogon	LR/lc	2001

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

Aves	Trachyphonus purpuratus	Yellow-billed Barbet	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Ploceus alienus	Strange Weaver	LC	2018

Aves	Buteo oreophilus	Mountain Buzzard	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Malaconotus lagdeni	Lagden's Bush-shrike	LR/nt	2001

Aves	Ploceus baglafecht	Baglafecht Weaver	LR/lc	2001

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

Aves	Caprimulgus ruwenzorii		NR	2018

Aves	Pogoniulus coryphaeus	Western Green Tinkerbird	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Nectarinia seimundi	Little Green Sunbird	LR/lc	2001

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

Aves	Campethera nivosa	Buff-spotted Woodpecker	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Onychognathus walleri	Waller's Starling	LR/lc	2001

Aves	Dioptrornis fischeri	White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher	LR/lc	2001

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Nyungwe 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 12, 2025.

Nyungwe National Park (6779)Rwanda, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

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Nyungwe National Park (6779)
Rwanda, Africa