Key Biodiversity Areas

Rufiji Delta (6995)
Tanzania, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesCalidris ferrugineaCurlew SandpiperLR/lc2001D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesSterna niloticaGull-billed TernLR/lc2004link-icon
AvesXenus cinereusTerek SandpiperLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesSterna bengalensisLesser Crested TernLR/lc2004link-icon
AvesDromas ardeolaCrab-ploverLR/lc2004link-icon
AvesSterna saundersiSaunders's TernLR/lc2001link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Rufiji Delta. 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 14, 2025.