Data Zone
Country/territory: Kenya
IBA criteria met: A1, A2 (2016)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 11,031 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2023 | unfavourable | very high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
Mumoni Forest is situated in Mwingi District of Kitui County.
Acknowledgements
The County Goverment of Kitui, under the directorate of Tourism and Forestry should be acknowledged for having given Nature Kenya a contract to develop and market the site as a key birding destination and later as an IBA. Also for having funded OCA for the groups, capacity building workshops and co-ordinated the various stakeholders during the launch of the project that lead to the establishment of the SSG and holding of the 2nd IBA-NLC of 2016 meeting that qualified the site as an IBA.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mumoni Hill Forest Reserve (Kenya). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mumoni-hill-forest-reserve-iba-kenya on 22/11/2024.