Kunkilling Forest Park

The Kunkilling Forest Park is a forest in the West African nation of Gambia.

Topography

Reported in 1954 with area 142 hectares located directly on the Gambia River, in the Central River Region in the district Fulladu West. The approximately 2 x 0.5 kilometer area is located near the island of Iceland Janjanbureh on the southern bank of the river. From the capital of the region of Janjanbureh Kunkilling Forest Park about five kilometers or two hours Boat is removed.

Flora and Fauna

The park has a bird observation platform from which one can observe the abundant birdlife over the tree tops. Among other things, the Adamawa turtledove ( Streptopelia hypopyrrha ) were the Beaudoin - toed Eagle ( Circaetus beaudouini ) Buntastrild ( Pytilia melba ), Auroraastrild ( Pytilia phoenicoptera ) Finfoot ( Podica senegalensis ), Schillereisvogel (Alcedo quadribrachys ) Meisenschnäpper ( Myioparus plumbeus ) White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus), Graurückenamarant ( Lagonosticta virata ), Yellow-bellied Hyliota ( Hyliota flavigaster ) Amethystrennvogel ( Rhinoptilus chalcopterus ) and the Kaptriel ( Burhinus capensis ) were observed.

Next you can see many species of monkeys in the forest.