page_title: Karkloof Forest
hierarchical_section_title: Karkloof Forest
caption_attribution_description: English: Karkloof Forest near Howick, KwaZulu-Natal 29°17'40.84"S, 30°17'56.03"E
context_page_description: The Karkloof Forest is situated in the Karkloof Nature Reserve, 22 km north of Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  This is a large mistbelt forest containing yellowwoods and stinkwood.
  Wildlife includes Samango monkey, blue duiker and bushbuck. Crowned eagles breed here, and the endangered Cape parrot occurs here.
  Endemics to the area include a subspecies of crested guineafowl, and a dwarf chameleon which is related to the Natal Midlands dwarf chameleon and the black-headed dwarf chameleon.
  Other birds found here include Knysna turaco, forest canary, white-starred robin, orange ground-thrush, red-throated wryneck, golden-tailed woodpecker and martial eagles.
context_section_description: The Karkloof Forest is situated in the Karkloof Nature Reserve, 22 km north of Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  This is a large (936ha) mistbelt forest containing yellowwoods (Afrocarpus falcatus, Podocarpus latifolius and Podocarpus henkelii) and stinkwood (Ocotea bullata).
  Wildlife includes Samango monkey, blue duiker and bushbuck. Crowned eagles (Stephanoaetus coronatus) breed here, and the endangered Cape parrot (Poicephalus robustus robustus) occurs here.
  Endemics to the area include a subspecies of crested guineafowl (Guttera edouardi symonsi), and a dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion sp.) which is related to the Natal Midlands dwarf chameleon and the black-headed dwarf chameleon.
  Other birds found here include Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix), forest canary (Crithagra scotops), white-starred robin (Pogonocichla stellata), orange ground-thrush (Zoothera gurneyi), red-throated wryneck (Jynx ruficollis), golden-tailed woodpecker (Campethera abingoni) and martial eagles (Polemaetus bellicosus).
caption: View of part of Karkloof Forest and plateau
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