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Ambatovaky Special Reserve

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is one of the fifty-five species of endemic birds found on the reserve, and is also one with a very restricted distribution, known from only six sites within the country. It is classified as vulnerable. So far ninety-two species of birds have been recorded. Other rare birds are
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river, which forms the southern border, and the Simianona river which forms the northern border. The reserve headquarters are in
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UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Ambatovaky from the World Database on Protected Areas. Accessed 28 August 2022.
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There are also many amphibians, reptiles and insects. Two species of butterflies on the reserve are
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The reserve is mainly covered by dense deciduous dry forest and is the last place for the
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This remote reserve ranges from the north-east coast of Madagascar to the
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and the park is only accessible by canoe along the Marimbona River.
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with elevations of 1,185 metres (3,888 ft) in the
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Index

IUCN category
Map showing the location of Ambatovaky Special Reserve
Soanierana Ivongo
16°0′S 49°16′E / 16.000°S 49.267°E / -16.000; 49.267
Madagascar National Parks Association
wildlife reserve
Madagascar
Bird Life International
Important Bird Area
endemic
Analamerana
karstic plateau
Soanierana Ivongo District
Analanjirofo
Marimbona
Soanierana Ivongo
critically endangered
lemur
Perrier's sifaka
conservation status
endangered
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Eulemur rubriventer
vulnerable species
Daubentonia madagascariensis
Indri indri
Propithecus diadema
Varecia variegata variegata
carnivores
Fossa fossana

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