Lake Natron and Engaruka basin (6994)
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 |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Caprimulgus fraenatus | Sombre Nightjar | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Passer suahelicus | Swahili Sparrow | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Bradornis microrhynchus | African Grey Flycatcher | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Corythaixoides leucogaster | White-bellied Go-away-bird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Serinus dorsostriatus | White-bellied Canary | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turdoides hypoleuca | Northern Pied-babbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tricholaema melanocephala | Black-throated Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Uraeginthus cyanocephalus | Blue-capped Cordonbleu | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Cisticola cinereolus | Ashy Cisticola | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Trachyphonus darnaudii | D'Arnaud's Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Camaroptera simplex | Grey Wren-warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Caprimulgus donaldsoni | Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Sylvia boehmi | Banded Warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Trachyphonus erythrocephalus | Red-and-yellow Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Anthreptes orientalis | Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Parus fringillinus | Red-throated Tit | LR/nt | 2001 | |
| Aves | Eupodotis gindiana | Buff-crested Bustard | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Zosterops abyssinicus | White-breasted White-eye | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Rhodophoneus cruentus | Rosy-patched Bush-shrike | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Francolinus leucoscepus | Yellow-necked Francolin | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lamprotornis hildebrandti | Hildebrandt's Starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Vidua hypocherina | Steel-blue Whydah | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Uraeginthus ianthinogaster | Purple Grenadier | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Estrilda charmosyna | Red-rumped Waxbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turdoides aylmeri | Scaly Chatterer | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Melierax poliopterus | Eastern Chanting-goshawk | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Vidua fischeri | Straw-tailed Whydah | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lanius dorsalis | Taita Fiscal | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Agapornis fischeri | Fischer's Lovebird | LR/nt | 2001 | |
| Aves | Pterocles decoratus | Black-faced Sandgrouse | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Rhinopomastus minor | Abyssinian Scimitarbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lanius cabanisi | Long-tailed Fiscal | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turdoides rubiginosa | Rufous Chatterer | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Macronyx aurantiigula | Pangani Longclaw | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tockus deckeni | Von der Decken's Hornbill | LR/lc | 2001 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Lake Natron and Engaruka basin. 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 15, 2025.