Kunkilling Forest Park
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| Location: | Central River , Gambia | ||
| Next city: | Janjanbureh | ||
| Surface: | 142 ha | ||
| Founding: | January 1, 1954 | ||
| Visitors: | public | ||
The Kunkilling Forest Park is a forest area in the West African state of Gambia .
topography
The area with 142 hectares designated in 1954 is located directly on the Gambia River , in the Central River Region in the Fulladu West district . The approximately 2 × 0.5 kilometer area is located near Janjanbureh Island on the south bank of the river. From the capital of the Janjanbureh region , the Kunkilling Forest Park is about three miles or two hours by boat.
Flora and fauna
The park has a bird watching platform from which you can watch the rich bird life above the tree tops . Among other things were the Adamawa Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia hypopyrrha ), the Beaudoin-Schlangenadler ( Circaetus beaudouini ), green-winged pytilia ( Pytilia melba ), red-winged pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera ) Finfoot ( Podica senegalensis ), shining-blue kingfisher ( Alcedo quadribrachys ) Meisenschnäpper ( Myioparus plumbeus ) , White-backed vulture ( Gyps africanus ), gray-backed amaranth ( Lagonosticta virata ), yellow-bellied hyliota ( Hyliota flavigaster ), amethyst racer ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus ) and the captriel ( Burhinus capensis ) observed.
You can also see numerous species of monkeys in the forest.
See also
Web links
- http://www.accessgambia.com/information/kunkilling.html
- http://talamanca.az.gm/html/kunkilling_forest.html
- http://www.gambiabirding.org/Sites.html
Individual evidence
- ↑ Craig Emms, Linda Barnett, Richard Human: The Gambia. The Bradt Travel Guide (= Bradt Travel Guide ). 2nd edition. Bradt Travel Guides, Chalfont St. Peter 2006, ISBN 1-84162-137-4
- ↑ Stephen C. Stringall, Dody Broyles: Gambia. International Travel Maps, Vancouver 2003, ISBN 1-55341-217-6 (map, 96 × 61 cm, 1: 350,000)