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A dust road in
Arabuko Sokoke
Forest
Arabuko Sokoke
National Park is
a small 6
kilometer part
of the Sokoke
Arabuko forest
which is a strip
of indigenous
coastal forest
running parallel
to the sea from
Kilifi to Gede.
Arabuko Sokoke
National Park
was gazzeted in
1991 to protect
two rare species
of mammals,
Aders' duiker
and the yellow
rumped Elephant
Shrew as well as
a number of bird
species both
rare and local.
Arabuko-Sokoke
National park
together with
the forest
reserve is the
largest stretch
of coastal
forest remaining
in Eastern
Africa. It is
located 110km
north of
Mombasa. The
ecosystem
comprises of
three forest
types, mixed
forest,
Brachystegia and
Cynometra, each
containing many
rare species of
birds,
butterflies,
amphibians and
plants. The
Clarke's Weaver
is completely
endemic to the
forest, while
the Sokoke Scops
Owl, Sokoke
Pipit, and the
Amani Sunbird
and Spotted
Ground Thrush
are only found
in the park and
a few in
Tanzania.
Safari
Attractions at
Arabuko Sokoke
National Reserve
- Arabuko
Sokoke is
home to
endemic Bird
species,
Butterflies,
Remnant
coastal
forest.
- Arabuko
Sokoke is
the largest
existing
fragment of
the tropical
forests that
covered much
of the East
African
coast and is
an important
Kenya safari
habitat for
endemic/endangered
birds,
insects,
butterflies
and mammal
species. It
is also an
important
monument as
remnants of
the coastal
tropical
forests.
- Reptile
species are
found here
include
Boomslang,
Green Mamba,
Rock Python,
Forest
Cobra, Sand
Lizard and
Day Geullo.
- It is a
great
reserve for
bird
watching and
among the
bird species
includes
Sokoke
Pipit, Amani
Sunbird,Fischers
Turaco,
Clarkes
weaver,
Golden
Wooodpecker
and many
others
- Wildlife
foud here
include the
Golden-rumped
Elephant-shrew,
Sokoke
bushy-tailed
Mongoose,
Ader’s
Duiker,
waterbuck,
Bushbuck,
African
Civet,
Blotched
Genet,
Caracal,
syke’s
monkeys,
several bird
species.
- Prolific
birdlife
features 600
species.
The
Sokoke
Pipit |
Golden-rumped
Elephant-shrew |
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