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Arabuko Sokoke National Park
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 just north of Kilifi to Gede. Gazettement of the Arabuko Sokoke National Park in 1991 was designed 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. These include Sokoke Scops Owl and the Sokoke Pipit.
Birds commonly seen are the Akalat, East Coast; Babbler, Scaly; Barbet, Green; Bush Shrike, Four-coloured; Eagle, Southern Banded Harrier; Flycatcher, Little Yellow; Nicator; Pipit, Sokoke; Pitta, African; Shrike, Chestnut-fronted; Shrike, Retz's Red-billed; Shrike, Zanzibar Puff-back; Spinetail, Boehm's; Spinetail, Mottled-throated; Sunbird, Amani; Sunbird, Plain-backed; Thrush, Spotted Ground; Tinkerbird, Green; Turaco, Fischer's; Weaver, Clarke's; Woodpecker, Golden-tailed.
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