Kibale National Park (7046)
Uganda, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic group	Scientific name	Common name	IUCN Red List category	Year	KBA criteria
Mammalia	Pan troglodytes	Chimpanzee	EN	2024	A1c

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic group	Scientific name	Common name	IUCN Red List Category	Year
Gentianales	Pavetta johnstonii		VU	2011

Aves	Buccanodon duchaillui	Yellow-spotted Barbet		2001

Aves	Trachyphonus purpuratus_old	Yellow-billed Barbet		2001

Aves	Stizorhina fraseri_old	Rufous Flycatcher-thrush		2001

Aves	Poeoptera lugubris	Narrow-tailed Starling	LC	2001

Aves	Onychognathus walleri	Waller's Starling	LC	2001

Aves	Nectarinia purpureiventris	Purple-breasted Sunbird	LC	2011

Aves	Ploceus castanops	Northern Brown-throated Weaver	LC	2001

Aves	Ploceus insignis	Brown-capped Weaver	LC	2001

Aves	Pogoniulus coryphaea	Western Green Tinkerbird	LC	2001

Aves	Pogoniulus subsulphureus	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird	LC	2001

Aves	Tricholaema hirsuta	Hairy-breasted Barbet	LC	2001

Aves	Tockus fasciatus_old	African Pied Hornbill		2001

Aves	Bycanistes subcylindricus	Grey-cheeked Hornbill	LC	2001

Aves	Bycanistes cylindricus	Brown-cheeked Hornbill	VU	2001

Aves	Rhinopomastus castaneiceps	Forest Scimitarbill	LC	2001

Aves	Apaloderma vittatum	Bar-tailed Trogon	LC	2001

Aves	Eurystomus gularis	Blue-throated Roller	LC	2001

Aves	Merops gularis	Black Bee-eater	LC	2001

Aves	Cercococcyx mechowi	Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo		2001

Aves	Cercococcyx olivinus	Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo	LC	2001

Aves	Gallirex johnstoni	Rwenzori Turaco	LC	2001

Aves	Glaucidium tephronotum	Red-chested Owlet	LC	2001

Aves	Caprimulgus nigriscapularis	Black-shouldered Nightjar		2001

Aves	Megabyas flammulatus	African Shrike-flycatcher	LC	2001

Aves	Dyaphorophyia castanea_old	Chestnut Wattle-eye		2001

Aves	Dyaphorophyia jamesoni	Jameson's Wattle-eye	LC	2001

Aves	Neocossyphus poensis	White-tailed Ant-thrush	LC	2001

Aves	Geokichla oberlaenderi	Oberländer's Ground-thrush	NT	2001

Aves	Geokichla camaronensis	Black-eared Ground-thrush	LC	2001

Aves	Alethe diademata_old			2001

Aves	Melaenornis fischeri	White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher	LC	2001

Aves	Artomyias fuliginosa	Sooty Flycatcher	LC	2001

Aves	Bradornis comitatus	Dusky-blue Flycatcher	LC	2001

Aves	Muscicapa cassini	Cassin's Flycatcher	LC	2001

Aves	Fraseria griseigularis	Grey-throated Tit-flycatcher	LC	2001

Aves	Sheppardia cyornithopsis	Lowland Akalat	LC	2001

Aves	Sheppardia aequatorialis	Equatorial Akalat	LC	2001

Aves	Hylia prasina	Green Hylia	LC	2001

Aves	Phylloscopus laetus	Red-faced Woodland-warbler	LC	2011

Aves	Phylloscopus budongoensis	Uganda Woodland-warbler	LC	2001

Aves	Illadopsis albipectus	Scaly-breasted Illadopsis	LC	2001

Aves	Illadopsis fulvescens	Brown Illadopsis	LC	2001

Aves	Sylvia abyssinica_old	African Hill Babbler		2001

Aves	Deleornis fraseri_old	Scarlet-tufted Sunbird		2001

Aves	Anthreptes rectirostris_old	Green Sunbird		2001

Aves	Cyanomitra alinae	Blue-headed Sunbird	LC	2011

Aves	Cyanomitra cyanolaema	Blue-throated Brown Sunbird	LC	2001

Aves	Chalcomitra rubescens	Green-throated Sunbird	LC	2001

Aves	Cinnyris reichenowi	Northern Double-collared Sunbird	LC	2001

Aves	Cinnyris minullus	Tiny Sunbird	LC	2001

Aves	Nectarinia kilimensis	Bronze Sunbird	LC	2001

Aves	Cinnyris erythrocercus	Red-chested Sunbird	LC	2001

Aves	Cinnyris superbus	Superb Sunbird	LC	2001

Aves	Stiphrornis erythrothorax_old2	Forest Robin		2001

Amphibia	Phrynobatrachus versicolor	Rwanda River Frog	LC	2011

Aves	Psittacus erithacus_old			2001

Aves	Schoutedenapus myoptilus_old	Scarce Swift		2001

Aves	Rhaphidura sabini	Sabine's Spinetail	LC	2001

Aves	Neafrapus cassini	Cassin's Spinetail	LC	2001

Aves	Peliperdix lathami	Forest Francolin	LC	2001

Aves	Ptilopachus nahani	Nahan's Partridge	VU	2001

Aves	Indicator willcocksi	Willcocks's Honeyguide	LC	2001

Aves	Prodotiscus insignis	Cassin's Honeybird	LC	2001

Aves	Campethera tullbergi_old	Tullberg's Woodpecker		2001

Aves	Pardipicus nivosus	Buff-spotted Woodpecker	LC	2001

Aves	Pardipicus caroli	Brown-eared Woodpecker	LC	2001

Aves	Dendropicos xantholophus	Yellow-crested Woodpecker	LC	2001

Aves	Pogoniulus scolopaceus	Speckled Tinkerbird	LC	2001

Aves	Columba unicincta	Afep Pigeon	LC	2001

Aves	Sarothrura pulchra	White-spotted Flufftail	LC	2001

Aves	Buteo oreophilus_old	Mountain Buzzard		2001

Aves	Aquila africana	Cassin's Hawk-eagle	LC	2001

Aves	Pitta reichenowi	Green-breasted Pitta	LC	2001

Aves	Oriolus brachyrynchus	Western Black-headed Oriole	LC	2001

Aves	Oriolus percivali	Mountain Oriole	LC	2001

Aves	Campephaga petiti	Petit's Cuckooshrike	LC	2001

Aves	Elminia albiventris	White-bellied Crested-flycatcher	LC	2001

Aves	Elminia albonotata	White-tailed Crested-flycatcher	LC	2001

Aves	Chlorophoneus bocagei	Bocage's Bush-shrike	LC	2001

Aves	Cossypha cyanocampter	Blue-shouldered Robin-chat	LC	2001

Aves	Poeoptera stuhlmanni	Stuhlmann's Starling	LC	2001

Aves	Onychognathus fulgidus	Chestnut-winged Starling	LC	2001

Aves	Hylopsar purpureiceps	Purple-headed Starling	LC	2001

Aves	Pholia sharpii	Sharpe's Starling	LC	2001

Aves	Melaniparus funereus	Dusky Tit	LC	2001

Aves	Eurillas gracilis	Grey Greenbul	LC	2001

Aves	Eurillas curvirostris	Plain Greenbul	LC	2001

Aves	Andropadus nigriceps_old			2001

Aves	Baeopogon indicator	Honeyguide Greenbul	LC	2001

Aves	Chlorocichla laetissima	Joyful Greenbul	LC	2001

Aves	Phyllastrephus hypochloris	Toro Olive Greenbul	LC	2001

Aves	Phyllastrephus albigularis_old	White-throated Greenbul		2001

Aves	Bleda syndactylus	Red-tailed Bristlebill	LC	2001

Aves	Nicator chloris	Western Nicator	LC	2001

Aves	Criniger calurus	Red-tailed Greenbul	LC	2001

Aves	Cisticola chubbi_old	Chubb's Cisticola		2001

Aves	Oreolais ruwenzorii	Rwenzori Apalis	LC	2011

Aves	Apalis binotata	Masked Apalis	LC	2001

Aves	Apalis rufogularis	Buff-throated Apalis	LC	2001

Aves	Camaroptera chloronota_old	Olive-green Camaroptera		2001

Aves	Sylvietta leucophrys	White-browed Crombec	LC	2001

Aves	Bradypterus carpalis	White-winged Swamp-warbler	LC	2001

Aves	Sylvietta virens	Green Crombec	LC	2001

Aves	Ploceus baglafecht	Baglafecht Weaver	LC	2001

Aves	Ploceus melanogaster	Black-billed Weaver	LC	2001

Aves	Ploceus nigerrimus_old	Vieillot's Black Weaver		2001

Aves	Ploceus tricolor	Yellow-mantled Weaver	LC	2001

Aves	Malimbus erythrogaster	Red-bellied Malimbe	LC	2001

Aves	Malimbus rubricollis	Red-headed Malimbe	LC	2001

Aves	Parmoptila woodhousei	Woodhouse's Antpecker	LC	2001

Aves	Nigrita fusconotus	White-breasted Nigrita	LC	2001

Aves	Nigrita luteifrons	Pale-fronted Nigrita	LC	2001

Aves	Nesocharis ansorgei	White-collared Oliveback	LC	2001

Aves	Cryptospiza reichenovii	Red-faced Crimsonwing	LC	2001

Aves	Cryptospiza jacksoni	Dusky Crimsonwing	LC	2011

Aves	Coccopygia melanotis_old	Swee Waxbill		2001

Aves	Crithagra frontalis	Yellow-browed Citril	LC	2001

Aves	Terpsiphone rufiventer_old			2001

Mammalia	Allochrocebus lhoesti	L'Hoest's Monkey	VU	2011

Mammalia	Hippopotamus amphibius	Hippopotamus	VU	2011

Mammalia	Loxodonta africana	African Elephant		2011

Mammalia	Myosorex blarina	Montane Mouse Shrew	EN	2011

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Kibale 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 18, 2025.

Kibale National Park (7046)Uganda, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

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Kibale National Park (7046)
Uganda, Africa