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Revision as of 08:13, 24 February 2010 by Michaelwild (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Pigeon Valley is a Natural Heritage Park in Durban, South Africa. It was established to provide protection for the Natal White Stinkwood and other ' forest giants' of the coastal climax forest. The area was developed as a Nature Reserve in 1989 and is about 10ha in extent.
The Park is home to Blue Duiker and various species of forest birds including; Green Twinspot (Mandingoa nitidula), Cape White-eye (Zosterops virens), Southern Boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus), Spotted Ground-Thrush (Zoothera guttata), Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) and African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis). The Black Sparrowhawk (Accipiter melanoleucus) is known to breed here.
References
- Johan Bodenstein, 2009
- http://birp.adu.org.za/site_summary.php?site=29523059
Bibliography
- Pooley, T. and Player, I. (1995). KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife Destinations. ISBN 1 86812 487 8.