Kalambatritra Special Reserve

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Kalambatritra Special Reserve

| alt_name = Kalambatrika Special Reserve

| iucn_category = IV

| iucn_ref = UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Kalambatrika from the World Database on Protected Areas. Accessed 28 August 2022. [https://www.protectedplanet.net/5027]

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| map = Madagascar

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| map_caption = Location of Kalambatritra Special Reserve

| map_width = 220

| location = Southern Madagascar

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| coordinates = {{coords|23|22|S|46|30|E|region:MG-U|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{convert|282.55|km2}}

| established = 1959

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| governing_body = Parcs Nationaux Madagascar – ANGAP

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Kalambatritra Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve in southern Madagascar. It is to the north of Andohahela National Park, south-west of the Manombo Special Reserve and contains many endemic species, including forty-five endemic bird species.

Geography

This {{convert|28,255|ha}} reserve is within the commune of Begogo, in Anosy Region and {{convert|55|km}} east of Betroka. The Kalambatritra massif is a series of undulating hills and steep summits and is part of the Antaivondro-Kalambatritra mountain chain. The many small streams feed the Ionaivo, Mananara and Mandrare rivers.{{cite web|title=Kalambatritra Special Reserve|url=http://www.travelmadagascar.org/PARKS/Kalambatritra-Reserve.html|website=Travel Madagascar|accessdate=19 November 2016}}

The dominant ethnic group in the area is the Bara people.

Flora and fauna

The humid, evergreen forest is relatively undisturbed and divided into blocks with savannahs of the coarse grass (Aristida imperata) inbetween. Among the 699 species of plants so far recorded on the reserve, two families are endemic; the Torricelliaceae, including Melanophylla alnifolia and the Sarcolaenaceae including Leptolaena pauciflora, which, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.{{cite web|title=Kalambatritra|url=http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/fiche-aire-protegee_en.php?Ap=12|website=Madagascar National Parks|accessdate=17 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614181117/http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/fiche-aire-protegee_en.php?Ap=12|archive-date=14 June 2012|url-status=dead}}

Seventy-four species of birds are known from the reserve, of which forty-five are endemic.{{cite web|title=Kalambatritra Special Reserve|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kalambatritra-special-reserve-iba-madagascar/text|website=BirdLife International|accessdate=19 November 2016}} They are all listed as of least concern except Meller's duck (Anas melleri), which is listed as endangered and the wedge-tailed jery (Neomixis flavoviridis), Madagascar yellowbrow (Crossleyia xanthophrys), Grey-crowned Tetraka (Bernieria cinereiceps), Pollen's Vanga (Xenopirostris polleni) and Rufous-headed ground roller (Atelornis crossleyi) which are all listed as near threatened.{{cite web|title=Meller's Duck Anas melleri|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22680225|website=BirdLife International|accessdate=19 November 2016}}{{cite web|title=Wedge-tailed Jery Neomixis flavoviridis|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22716161|website=BirdLife International|accessdate=19 November 2016}}{{cite web|title=Madagascar Yellowbrow Crossleyia xanthophrys|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22716767|website=BirdLife International|accessdate=19 November 2016}}{{cite web|title=Grey-crowned Tetraka Bernieria cinereiceps|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22713039|website=BirdLIfe International|accessdate=19 November 2016}}{{cite web|title=Pollen's Vanga Xenopirostris polleni|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22708033|website=BirdLife International|accessdate=19 November 2016}}{{cite web|title=Rufous-headed Ground-roller Atelornis crossleyi|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22682961|website=BirdLife International|accessdate=19 November 2016}}

Lemurs found on the reserve are listed below.

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Viewing time ! Species
Day \| Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) Southern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur meridionalis) Collared brown lemur (Eulemur collaris)
Night \| Wright's sportive lemur (Lepilemur wrightae) Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)

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|+ List of lemur species found in Kalambatritra Reserve{{LoM3|page=648}}

Viewing time

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