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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2016

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus	EN	resident	2006-2016	present	A1
Hinde's Babbler Turdoides hindei	VU	resident	2006-2016	250-999 adults	A1, A2

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - shifting agriculture	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - small-holder plantations	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target)	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	drought	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest	Lowland forest - dry evergreen	0	0	-	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Mutito	Forest Reserve	1,975	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Lowland forest - dry evergreen, Montane forest - mixed	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree, boulders & bare rock	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

It is a gazetted forest managed by Kenya Forest Service.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mutitu Forest. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/03/2023.