Umdoni Bird Sanctuary
Umdoni Bird Sanctuary is situated in Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The sanctuary is often simply referred to as The Bird Park by locals or as Amanzimtoti Bird Sanctuary. The area is roughly 4 ha of land including a dam on a tributary of the Amanzimtoti River. There are picnic areas and forest trails.
A kilometer-long trail runs through the sanctuary. There are three hides on the trail from which visitors can watch some of the 150 species of birds that inhabit the sanctuary.[1] The sanctuary is home to large flocks of Spur-winged geese and White-faced ducks. The sanctuary was also home to the southernmost breeding pair of Palm-nut vultures in 2009. Narina trogons are also often sighted here and the endangered Spotted ground-thrush has been seen.
Blue duiker and endangered Cape clawless otters frequent the sanctuary.
Gallery
Blue peafowls at Umdoni Bird Sanctuary.
Egyptian geese and spur-winged geese at Umdoni Bird Sanctuary.
Part of the gardens at Umdoni Bird Sanctuary.
Vervet monkeys in a tree.
White-faced whistling ducks resting on the lawn.
Part of the forest trail.
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- ^ "Amanzimtoti Bird Sanctuary". eThekwini Municipality 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2013.