Mutitu Forest (Kenya) IBA | Summary | BirdLife International

KE067

Mutitu Forest This is an IBA in Danger!

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Kenya
Subnational region(s): Eastern Province

IBA Justification: A1, A2 (2016)

Area: 1,958 hectares (19.58 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): NatureKenya

Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA)
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2023	unfavourable	very high	low

Site summary
Its one of the many dry land Hilltop forests found within the Kitui- Mwingi areas, in the larger formerly called Eastern Province.

Acknowledgements

The County Goverment of Kitui for having initiated the process of profilin the site as a tourist destination.
The various researchers at the National Museums of Kenya.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mutitu Forest (Kenya). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mutitu-forest-iba-kenya on 15/01/2025.