Kafue Flats (7187)
Zambia, Africa
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Dendrocygna bicolor | Fulvous Whistling-duck | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Vanellus crassirostris | Long-toed Lapwing | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Grus carunculatus | Wattled Crane | VU | 2001 | A1b, B1, D1a |
| Aves | Egretta ardesiaca | Black Heron | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Pelecanus onocrotalus | Great White Pelican | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Charadrius asiaticus | Caspian Plover | LR/lc | 2001 | B1, D1a |
| Aves | Phalacrocorax africanus | Long-tailed Cormorant | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Netta erythrophthalma | Southern Pochard | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Anastomus lamelligerus | African Openbill | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Anas erythrorhyncha | Red-billed Teal | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Anas hottentota | Hottentot Teal | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Rynchops flavirostris | African Skimmer | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Plectropterus gambensis | Spur-winged Goose | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Philomachus pugnax | Ruff | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Platalea alba | African Spoonbill | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Glareola pratincola | Collared Pratincole | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
| Aves | Charadrius pecuarius | Kittlitz's Plover | LR/lc | 2001 | D1a |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Alopochen aegyptiaca | Egyptian Goose | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Vidua codringtoni | Twinspot Indigobird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Egretta vinaceigula | Slaty Egret | VU | 2001 | |
| Aves | Circus macrourus | Pallid Harrier | LR/nt | 2001 | |
| Aves | Myrmecocichla arnoti | White-headed Black-chat | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Coracias spatulatus | Racquet-tailed Roller | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Glareola nordmanni | Black-winged Pratincole | LR/nt | 2001 | |
| Aves | Merops boehmi | Böhm's Bee-eater | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Falco naumanni | Lesser Kestrel | VU | 2001 | |
| Aves | Macronyx fuellebornii | Fuelleborn's Longclaw | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Mycteria ibis | Yellow-billed Stork | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turdoides hartlaubii | Angola Babbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lamprotornis mevesii | Meves's Glossy-starling | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Mesophoyx intermedia | Intermediate Egret | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Vidua obtusa | Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Falco dickinsoni | Dickinson's Kestrel | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Casmerodius albus | Great White Egret | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Nectarinia talatala | White-breasted Sunbird | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Ardeola ralloides | Squacco Heron | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Sarkidiornis melanotos | Comb Duck | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Crex crex | Corncrake | VU | 2001 | |
| Aves | Chlidonias leucopterus | White-winged Tern | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Camaroptera undosa | Miombo Wren-warbler | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lybius chaplini | Zambian Barbet | LR/nt | 2001 | |
| Aves | Chlidonias hybrida | Whiskered Tern | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Gallinago media | Great Snipe | LR/nt | 2001 | |
| Aves | Tricholaema frontata | Miombo Pied Barbet | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Turdus libonyanus | Kurrichane Thrush | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Lagonosticta nitidula | Brown Firefinch | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Centropus cupreicaudus | Coppery-tailed Coucal | LR/lc | 2001 | |
| Aves | Plegadis falcinellus | Glossy Ibis | LR/lc | 2001 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Kafue Flats. 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.