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Pigeon Valley is a Natural Heritage Park in Durban, South Africa. It was established to provide protection for the Natal Elm (Celtis mildbraedii) and other forest giants of the coastal climax forest. Another rare tree that occurs here is Oxyanthus pyriformis which is endemic to the Durban area and to Ongoye Forest. Pigeon Valley was developed as a Nature Reserve in 1989 and is about 10ha in extent.
Animals
The Park is home to Red Duiker and Blue Duiker. There is a troop of Banded Mongooses as well as Slender and Water Mongooses. Various species of forest birds are found here including; Green Twinspot (Mandingoa nitidula), Cape White-eye (Zosterops virens), Southern Boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus), Spotted Ground-Thrush (Zoothera guttata), Purple-crested Turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus) and African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis). The Black Sparrowhawk (Accipiter melanoleucus) is known to breed here. Another bird that is seldom seen but that is constantly present is Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans). Recent sightings of note include European Nightjar, Mountain Wagtail, Black-throated Wattle-eye and Black Cuckoo.
The listing of birds seen in recent years can be seen here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/69692c43alz5dx5/Revised%20Pigeon%20Valley%20list%20April%202013.xlsx
Plants
There are about 110 species of trees occurring in Pigeon Valley, almost all of which are locally indigenous. Tree species include; Albizia adianthifolia, Baphia racemosa, Brachylaena discolor, Celtis africana, Celtis mildbraedii, Chrysophyllum viridifolium, Combretum kraussii, Croton sylvaticus, Ficus lutea, Ficus natalensis, Ficus sur, Kiggelaria africana, Millettia grandis, Mimusops obovata, Strelitzia nicolai, Trema orientalis and Trichilia dregeana. Pigeon Valley is also notable for large stands of Isoglossa woodii which grow in more open areas under the forest canopy and in forest glades.
| Scientific name | Common name | isiZulu name |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia robusta | Narrow-pod Robust Thorn | |
| Acacia kraussiana | Coast Climbing Thorn | |
| Acalypha glabrata | Forest False-nettle | |
| Acridocarpus natalitius | Moth-fruit | |
| Adenia gummifera | Green-stem | |
| Adenopodia spicata | Spiny Splinterbean | |
| Albizia adianthifolia | Flatcrown | |
| Allophylus africanus | African False-currant | |
| Anastrabe integerrima | Pambati-tree | |
| Antidesma venosum | Tassel-berry | |
| Apodytes dimidiata | White-pear | |
| Baphia racemosa | Forest Camwood | |
| Bersama lucens | Glossy White-ash | |
| Brachylaena discolor | Coast Silver-oak | |
| Bridelia micrantha | Mitzeeri Sweetberry | |
| Calodendrum capense | Cape-chestnut | |
| Canthium inerme | Turkey-berry | |
| Capparis fascicularis subsp. Zeyheri | Coast Zigzag Caper-bush | |
| Capparis sepiaria var. citrifolia | Woolly Caper-bush | |
| Carissa bispinosa | Num-num | |
| Catunaregam obovatum | Coast Bone-apple | |
| Celtis africana | White-stinkwood | |
| Celtis mildbraedii | Natal Elm | |
| Chaetacme aristata | Thorny-elm | |
| Chrysanthemoides monilifera | Bush Tick-berry | |
| Chrysophyllum viridifolium | Fluted-milkwood | |
| Clerodendron glabrum | Tinderwood | |
| Cnestis polyphylla | Itch-pod | |
| Combretum kraussii | Forest Bushwillow | |
| Cordia caffra | Septee Tree | |
| Crotalaria capensis | Cape Rattle-pod | |
| Croton sylvaticus | Forest Fever-berry | |
| Cryptocarya latifolia | Broad-leaf Wild-quince | |
| Cryptocarya sp | Unknown species | |
| Cryptocarya woodii | Cape Wild-quince | |
| Cussonia nicholsonii | South Coast Cabbage-tree | |
| Cussonia sphaerocephala | Forest Cabbage-tree | |
| Cussonia spicata | Cabbage-tree | |
| Dalbergia armata | Thorny-rope Flat-bean | |
| Dalbergia obovata | Climbing Flat-bean | |
| Deinbollia oblongifolia | Dune Soap-berry | |
| Diospyros villosa | Hairy Star-apple | |
| Dombeya tiliacea | Forest Dombeya | |
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Community
An active grouping, Friends of Pigeon Valley, undertakes clearing of invasive alien plants, ensuring that the Park is unusually free of alien species. There is a Facebook page with that name.
References
- Bodenstein, J. (2009)
- Birds in Reserves, ADU
- Hemson, C. (2014)
- Trees of Pigeon Valley: Tree List Scientific. (2010)
Bibliography
- Pooley, T. and Player, I. (1995). KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife Destinations. ISBN 1-86812-487-8.
See also
29°51′52″S 30°59′19″E / 29.86444°S 30.98861°E / -29.86444; 30.98861
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