Mount Karimui
| Mount Karimui | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 6°34′07″S 144°46′30″E / 6.56861°S 144.77500°E |
| Geography | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| State | Chimbu Province |
Mount Karimui is an extinct volcano located in the southern region of the Central Ranges in Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.[1] It has a blown out caldera, and a series of discrete peaks that rise out of the Karimui Plateau (which is at c.1100). The discrete peaks are tallest on the north end where they reach c.2550 meters.[1]
Ecology
Mount Karimui is covered in primary forest.[1]
Wildlife
In July 2016 the first field observation of the Karimui owlet-nightjar occurred on the north-east ridge of the mountain.[2]
Climate change
87 bird species found on the mountain have shifting their ranges up the mountain by an average of 370 feet due to warming in the area.[3] The annual mean temperature of the area has increased by 0.7 degrees Fahrenheit in the past 50 years.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "The avifauna of Mt. Karimui, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea, including evidence for long-term population dynamics in undisturbed tropical forest". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "https://bioone.org/journals/bulletin-of-the-british-ornithologists-club/volume-137/issue-2/bboc.v137i2.2017.a7/First-field-observation-of-Karimui-Owlet-Nightjar-Aegotheles-bennettii-terborghi/10.25226/bboc.v137i2.2017.a7.full". doi:10.25226/bboc.v137i2.2017.a7.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); External link in|title= - ^ a b "Climate Change Pushing Tropical Birds Up the Mountain…and Off". All About Birds. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2026.