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The Karkloof Forest is situated in the Karkloof Nature Reserve, 22 km north of Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This is a large (936ha) mistbelt forest containing yellowwoods (''Afrocarpus falcatus'', ''Podocarpus latifolius'' and ''Podocarpus henkelii'') and stinkwood (''Ocotea bullata''). Wildlife includes Samango monkey, blue duiker and bushbuck. Crowned eagles (''Stephanoaetus coronatus'') breed here,〔http://birp.adu.org.za/site_summary.php?site=29243016〕 and the endangered Cape parrot (''Poicephalus robustus robustus'') occurs here. Endemics to the area include a subspecies of crested guineafowl (''Guttera edouardi symonsi''),〔M. J. Lawes, S. Fly & S. E. Piper, (2005). Gamebird vulnerability to forest fragmentation: patch occupancy of the crested guineafowl (Guttera edouardi) in Afromontane forests.〕 and a dwarf chameleon (''Bradypodion'' sp.) which is related to the Natal Midlands dwarf chameleon and the black-headed dwarf chameleon. Other birds found here include Knysna turaco (''Tauraco corythaix''), forest canary (''Crithagra scotops''), white-starred robin (''Pogonocichla stellata''), orange ground-thrush (''Zoothera gurneyi''), red-throated wryneck (''Jynx ruficollis''), golden-tailed woodpecker (''Campethera abingoni'') and martial eagles (''Polemaetus bellicosus'').〔http://birp.adu.org.za/site_summary.php?site=29243016〕 ==See also== Forests of KwaZulu-Natal 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karkloof Forest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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