Mutitu Forest (Kenya) IBA | Summary | BirdLife International

KE067

Mutitu Forest This is an IBA in Danger!

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Kenya

IBA criteria met: A1, A2 (2016)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 1,958 hectares (19.58 km²)

NatureKenya

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2023	poor	very high	low
For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here

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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mutitu Forest (Kenya). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mutitu-forest-iba-kenya on 23/12/2024.