Mkuze Game Reserve,
incorporates 6
distinctly different
habitat types
(savannah, sand
forest, swamp
forest, riverine
forest, wetland and
grassland) and has a
bird list of over
430 species. One can
fairly easily tick
off 150 species in a
day.
A few of the
specials are
Southern Banded
Snake Eagle, Pel's
Fishing Owl,
Pinkbacked Pelican,
Green Malkoha (Coucal),
Broadbilled Roller,
African Broadbill,
Eastern
(Yellow-spotted)
Nicator, Rudd's
Apalis, Neergaard's
Sunbird,
Pinkthroated
Twinspot and Grey
Waxbill.
It also has a wide
variety of animal
species to see –
Black and White
Rhino, Hippo,
Buffalo, Leopard,
Elephant, etc. The
rare Suni antelope
is also found here
in sand forest
habitat.
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where one fairly easily ticks off 150 species in a day...
