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The Tana River
Primate Reserve
was opened in
1976 to protect
the Lower Tana
river forest and
two endangered
species of
monkey: the
crested Mangbey
and the Tana
River Colobus.
Access to the
Tana River
Primate Reserve is via
the Malindi-Garissa
road. As well as
the lush river
forest, there is
dry woodland and
open savannah
bisected by the
river.
Many of
the bird and
animal species
are unusual in
East Africa,
generally they
are typical of
Central Africa’s
lowland
rainforest. One
bird in
particular, the
White-Winged Apalis, is
extremely rare.
Others include;
openbill stork,
martial eagle,
bat hawk, pygmy
falcon, barred
owlet, scaly
babbler,
starling, golden
pipit.
The forest also
supports a rich
array of
mammals, a high
number of
reptiles and
amphibian
species, as well
as a number of
rare plants,
some of which
are unique to
this area. Small
groups of
visitors with
keen interest in
primates and
birdlife can be
taken here. |
