Jasiira lagoon and Muqdisho islets (6873)
Somalia, Africa
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Sterna dougallii | Roseate Tern | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Corythaixoides leucogaster | White-bellied Go-away-bird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia hunteri | Hunter's Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Colius leucocephalus | White-headed Mousebird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Dinemellia dinemelli | White-headed Buffalo-weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Rhinopomastus minor | Abyssinian Scimitarbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Anthoscopus musculus | Mouse-coloured Penduline-tit | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Spizocorys obbiensis | Obbia Lark | LR/nt | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tockus deckeni | Von der Decken's Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tchagra jamesi | Three-streaked Tchagra | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pterocles decoratus | Black-faced Sandgrouse | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Anthreptes orientalis | Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Vidua fischeri | Straw-tailed Whydah | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Eremopterix signatus | Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tmetothylacus tenellus | Golden Pipit | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Passer gongonensis | Parrot-billed Sparrow | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Melierax poliopterus | Eastern Chanting-goshawk | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lanius somalicus | Somali Fiscal | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turdoides rubiginosa | Rufous Chatterer | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lanius cabanisi | Long-tailed Fiscal | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Mirafra poecilosterna | Pink-breasted Lark | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Dryoscopus pringlii | Pringle's Puffback | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Serinus dorsostriatus | White-bellied Canary | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Prinia somalica | Pale Prinia | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Macronyx aurantiigula | Pangani Longclaw | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Eupodotis gindiana | Buff-crested Bustard | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Euplectes diadematus | Fire-fronted Bishop | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Emberiza poliopleura | Somali Golden-breasted Bunting | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Bradornis microrhynchus | African Grey Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Speculipastor bicolor | Magpie Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lanius dorsalis | Taita Fiscal | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turdus tephronotus | Bare-eyed Thrush | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Vidua hypocherina | Steel-blue Whydah | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Batis perkeo | Pygmy Batis | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Acryllium vulturinum | Vulturine Guineafowl | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Eremomela flavicrissalis | Yellow-vented Eremomela | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Sylvietta isabellina | Somali Crombec | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Uraeginthus cyanocephalus | Blue-capped Cordonbleu | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Laniarius ruficeps | Red-naped Bush-shrike | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Camaroptera simplex | Grey Wren-warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pseudalaemon fremantlii | Short-tailed Lark | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Passer castanopterus | Somali Sparrow | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Uraeginthus ianthinogaster | Purple Grenadier | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turdoides aylmeri | Scaly Chatterer | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Apus berliozi | Forbes-Watson's Swift | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Spreo fischeri | Fischer's Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Trachyphonus darnaudii | D'Arnaud's Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Jasiira lagoon and Muqdisho islets. 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 18, 2025.