Lake Manyara (6967)
Tanzania, Africa
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Phoeniconaias minor | Lesser Flamingo | LR/nt | 2001 | B1, D1a |
| Aves | Phoenicopterus ruber | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a | |
| Aves | Mycteria ibis | Yellow-billed Stork | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Pelecanus onocrotalus | Great White Pelican | LR/lc | 2001 | B1, D1a |
| Aves | Recurvirostra avosetta | Pied Avocet | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Dessonornis mbuluensis | Mbulu Robin-chat | LC | 2018 | B2 |
| Aves | Zosterops mbuluensis | Mbulu White-eye | LC | 2018 | B2 |
| Aves | Charadrius pallidus | Chestnut-banded Plover | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Calidris minuta | Little Stint | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Charadrius asiaticus | Caspian Plover | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Himantopus himantopus | Black-winged Stilt | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Vidua hypocherina | Steel-blue Whydah | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Agapornis fischeri | Fischer's Lovebird | LR/nt | 2001 | |
| Aves | Merops oreobates | Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cinnyricinclus sharpii | Sharpe's Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pogoniulus leucomystax | Moustached Green Tinkerbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tmetothylacus tenellus | Golden Pipit | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lonchura griseicapilla | Grey-headed Silverbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ploceus baglafecht | Baglafecht Weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Buteo oreophilus | Mountain Buzzard | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Chlidonias leucopterus | White-winged Tern | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tringa stagnatilis | Marsh Sandpiper | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cossypha anomala | Olive-flanked Robin-chat | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Sylvia boehmi | Banded Warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turdoides hypoleuca | Northern Pied-babbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Apus niansae | Nyanza Swift | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cossypha semirufa | Rueppell's Robin-chat | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Rhodophoneus cruentus | Rosy-patched Bush-shrike | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Uraeginthus ianthinogaster | Purple Grenadier | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Estrilda melanotis | Swee Waxbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia kilimensis | Bronze Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pterocles decoratus | Black-faced Sandgrouse | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Zoothera gurneyi | Orange Ground-thrush | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lanius dorsalis | Taita Fiscal | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Chloropeta similis | Mountain Flycatcher-warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tricholaema melanocephala | Black-throated Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Corythaixoides leucogaster | White-bellied Go-away-bird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Anthreptes orientalis | Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lanius cabanisi | Long-tailed Fiscal | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Phylloscopus umbrovirens | Brown Woodland-warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Histurgops ruficaudus | Rufous-tailed Weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Zosterops abyssinicus | White-breasted White-eye | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Macronyx aurantiigula | Pangani Longclaw | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ploceus spekei | Speke's Weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Eupodotis gindiana | Buff-crested Bustard | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Anas clypeata | Northern Shoveler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Zosterops poliogastrus | LR/lc | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Sterna nilotica | Gull-billed Tern | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Rhinopomastus minor | Abyssinian Scimitarbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Poicephalus rufiventris | Red-bellied Parrot | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Uraeginthus cyanocephalus | Blue-capped Cordonbleu | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Francolinus leucoscepus | Yellow-necked Francolin | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Bradornis microrhynchus | African Grey Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Trachyphonus darnaudii | D'Arnaud's Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Dinemellia dinemelli | White-headed Buffalo-weaver | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Onychognathus walleri | Waller's Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Trachyphonus erythrocephalus | Red-and-yellow Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Serinus burtoni | Thick-billed Seedeater | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Serinus dorsostriatus | White-bellied Canary | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Mirafra hypermetra | Red-winged Lark | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Coracina caesia | Grey Cuckooshrike | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lamprotornis hildebrandti | Hildebrandt's Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Streptopelia lugens | Dusky Turtle-dove | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cryptospiza reichenovii | Red-faced Crimson-wing | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Agapornis personatus | Yellow-collared Lovebird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Camaroptera simplex | Grey Wren-warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Apaloderma vittatum | Bar-tailed Trogon | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Dioptrornis fischeri | White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Andropadus nigriceps | LR/lc | 2001 | | |
| Aves | Philomachus pugnax | Ruff | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Linurgus olivaceus | Oriole Finch | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pseudoalcippe abyssinica | African Hill Babbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Serinus hypostictus | Grey-faced Citril | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Vidua fischeri | Straw-tailed Whydah | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Estrilda charmosyna | Red-rumped Waxbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Serinus striolatus | Streaky Seedeater | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turdoides rubiginosa | Rufous Chatterer | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia reichenowi | Golden-winged Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tockus deckeni | Von der Decken's Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Melierax poliopterus | Eastern Chanting-goshawk | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cosmopsarus unicolor | Ashy Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pogonocichla stellata | White-starred Robin | LR/lc | 2001 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Lake Manyara. 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.