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Cross River National Park, the Glossary

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The Cross River National Park is a national park of Nigeria, located in Cross River State, Nigeria.[1]

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  1. 60 relations: Afi River Forest Reserve, African buffalo, African forest elephant, Akamkpa, Bare-cheeked trogon, Bat hawk, Berlinia, Biodiversity hotspot, Calabar, Calabar River, Cameroon, Cassin's hawk-eagle, Chimpanzee, Congolian rainforests, Coula edulis, Crested guineafowl, Cross River (Nigeria), Cross River gorilla, Cross River State, Drill (animal), Ebony, Ecotourism, Etung, European Union, Forestry, Fula people, Garcinia, Golden greenbul, Great Kwa River, Green-backed bulbul, Grey parrot, Grey-cheeked mangabey, Grey-necked rockfowl, Grey-throated rail, Grey-throated tit-flycatcher, Hannoa, Illegal logging, Khaya ivorensis, Korup National Park, List of national parks of Nigeria, Lophira alata, Lyre-tailed honeyguide, Mbe Mountains Community Forest, Musanga cecropioides, Nigeria, Oban Hills, Obanliku, Olive long-tailed cuckoo, Polygalaceae, Preuss's red colobus, ... Expand index (10 more) »

  2. 1991 establishments in Nigeria
  3. Cross River State
  4. National parks of Nigeria
  5. Rainforests of Africa
  6. Tourist attractions in Cross River State

Afi River Forest Reserve

The Afi River Forest Reserve is in Cross River State, Nigeria, and covers.

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African buffalo

The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large sub-Saharan African bovine.

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African forest elephant

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of the two living species of African elephant.

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Akamkpa

Akamkpa is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria.

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Bare-cheeked trogon

The bare-cheeked trogon (Apaloderma aequatoriale) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae found in the rainforests of western central Africa.

See Cross River National Park and Bare-cheeked trogon

Bat hawk

The bat hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus) is a raptor found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea.

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Berlinia

Berlinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.

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Biodiversity hotspot

A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with significant levels of biodiversity that is threatened by human habitation.

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Calabar

Calabar (also referred to as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari, Cali and Kalabar) is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria.

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Calabar River

The Calabar River in Cross River State, Nigeria flows from the north past the city of Calabar, joining the larger Cross River about to the south. Cross River National Park and Calabar River are Cross River State.

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Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa.

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Cassin's hawk-eagle

Cassin's hawk-eagle (Aquila africana) or Cassin's eagle, is a relatively small eagle in the family Accipitridae.

See Cross River National Park and Cassin's hawk-eagle

Chimpanzee

The chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), also simply known as the chimp, is a species of great ape native to the forests and savannahs of tropical Africa.

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Congolian rainforests

The Congolian rainforests (French: Forêts tropicales congolaises) are a broad belt of lowland tropical moist broadleaf forests which extend across the basin of the Congo River and its tributaries in Central Africa. Cross River National Park and Congolian rainforests are rainforests of Africa.

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Coula edulis

Coula edulis is a tree in the genus Coula, native to tropical western Africa from Sierra Leone to Angola.

See Cross River National Park and Coula edulis

Crested guineafowl

The crested guineafowl (Guttera sp.) are a group of three species and members of the Numididae, the guineafowl bird family.

See Cross River National Park and Crested guineafowl

Cross River (Nigeria)

Cross River (native name: Oyono) is the main river in southeastern Nigeria and gives its name to Cross River State. It originates in Cameroon, where it takes the name of the Manyu River. Although not long by African standards its catchment has high rainfall and it becomes very wide. Over its last to the sea it flows through swampy rainforest with numerous creeks and forms an inland delta near its confluence with the Calabar River, about wide and long between the cities of Oron on the west bank and Calabar, on the east bank, more than from the open sea. Cross River National Park and Cross River (Nigeria) are Cross River State.

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Cross River gorilla

The Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) is a critically endangered subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla).

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Cross River State

Cross River State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria.

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Drill (animal)

The drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) is a primate of the family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys), related to baboons and even more closely to mandrills.

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Ebony

Ebony is a dense black/brown hardwood, coming from several species in the genus Diospyros, which also includes the persimmon tree.

See Cross River National Park and Ebony

Ecotourism

Ecotourism is a form of tourism marketed as "responsible" travel (using what proponents say is sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people.

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Etung

Etung is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Forestry

Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and environmental benefits.

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Fula people

The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people are an ethnic group in Sahara, Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region.

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Garcinia

Garcinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae native to Asia, America, Australia, tropical and southern Africa, and Polynesia.

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Golden greenbul

The golden greenbul (Calyptocichla serinus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds found in western and central Africa.

See Cross River National Park and Golden greenbul

Great Kwa River

The Great Kwa River (also called Kwa Ibo River or Kwa River) flows through Cross River State, Nigeria, draining the east side of the city of Calabar. Cross River National Park and Great Kwa River are Cross River State.

See Cross River National Park and Great Kwa River

Green-backed bulbul

Green-backed bulbul may refer to.

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Grey parrot

The grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus), also known as the Congo grey parrot, Congo African grey parrot or African grey parrot, is an Old World parrot in the family Psittacidae.

See Cross River National Park and Grey parrot

Grey-cheeked mangabey

The grey-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena), also known as the white-cheeked mangabey, is an Old World monkey found in the forests of Central Africa.

See Cross River National Park and Grey-cheeked mangabey

Grey-necked rockfowl

The grey-necked rockfowl (Picathartes oreas) is a medium-sized bird in the family Picathartidae with a long neck and tail.

See Cross River National Park and Grey-necked rockfowl

Grey-throated rail

The grey-throated rail (Canirallus oculeus) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae, the only member of the genus Canirallus.

See Cross River National Park and Grey-throated rail

Grey-throated tit-flycatcher

The grey-throated tit-flycatcher (Fraseria griseigularis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

See Cross River National Park and Grey-throated tit-flycatcher

Hannoa

Hannoa is a genus of plant in the family Simaroubaceae.

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Illegal logging

Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase, or sale of timber in violation of laws.

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Khaya ivorensis

Khaya ivorensis, also called African mahogany or Lagos mahogany, is a tall forest tree with a buttressed trunk in the family Meliaceae.

See Cross River National Park and Khaya ivorensis

Korup National Park

Korup National Park is in the Southwest Province of Cameroon and extends over 1,260 km2 of mostly undisturbed primary forest. Cross River National Park and Korup National Park are rainforests of Africa.

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List of national parks of Nigeria

The national parks of Nigeria are preserved, enhanced, protected and managed by the Nigeria National Park Service. Cross River National Park and List of national parks of Nigeria are national parks of Nigeria.

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Lophira alata

Lophira alata, commonly known as azobé, ekki or the red ironwood tree, is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae.

See Cross River National Park and Lophira alata

Lyre-tailed honeyguide

The lyre-tailed honeyguide (Melichneutes robustus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.

See Cross River National Park and Lyre-tailed honeyguide

The Mbe Mountains Community Forest is situated in southern Nigeria, and covers 86 km.

See Cross River National Park and Mbe Mountains Community Forest

Musanga cecropioides

Musanga cecropioides, the African corkwood tree or umbrella tree, is found in tropical Africa from Sierra Leone south to Angola and east to Uganda.

See Cross River National Park and Musanga cecropioides

Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.

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Oban Hills

The Oban Hills are a range of hills in Cross River State, Nigeria.

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Obanliku

Obanliku is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria.

See Cross River National Park and Obanliku

Olive long-tailed cuckoo

The olive long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx olivinus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

See Cross River National Park and Olive long-tailed cuckoo

Polygalaceae

The Polygalaceae or the milkwort family are made up of flowering plants in the order Fabales.

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Preuss's red colobus

Preuss's red colobus (Piliocolobus preussi) is a red colobus primate species endemic to the Cross-Sanaga Rivers ecoregion.

See Cross River National Park and Preuss's red colobus

Rachel's malimbe

Rachel's malimbe (Malimbus racheliae) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

See Cross River National Park and Rachel's malimbe

Rhododendron

Rhododendron (rhododendra) is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae).

See Cross River National Park and Rhododendron

Sankwala Mountains

The Sankwala Mountains are a mountain range in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State in Nigeria.

See Cross River National Park and Sankwala Mountains

Sclater's guenon

Sclater's guenon (Cercopithecus sclateri), also known as Sclater's monkey and the Nigerian monkey, is an Old World monkey that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1904 and named after Philip Sclater.

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Takamanda National Park

The Takamanda National Park is a protected area in Cameroon, set up in 2008 to help protect the endangered Cross River gorilla.

See Cross River National Park and Takamanda National Park

Tropical rainforest

Tropical rainforests are dense and warm rainforests with high rainfall typically found between 10° north and south of the Equator.

See Cross River National Park and Tropical rainforest

Western gorilla

The western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) is a great ape found in Africa, one of two species of the hominid genus Gorilla.

See Cross River National Park and Western gorilla

Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a global 501(c)(3) non-governmental organization headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, that states its mission as saving "wildlife and wild places across the globe".

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World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is a Swiss-based international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment.

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Xavier's greenbul

Xavier's greenbul (Phyllastrephus xavieri) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

See Cross River National Park and Xavier's greenbul

See also

1991 establishments in Nigeria

Cross River State

National parks of Nigeria

Rainforests of Africa

Tourist attractions in Cross River State

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_River_National_Park

Also known as Cross River (Oban Division) National Park.

, Rachel's malimbe, Rhododendron, Sankwala Mountains, Sclater's guenon, Takamanda National Park, Tropical rainforest, Western gorilla, Wildlife Conservation Society, World Wide Fund for Nature, Xavier's greenbul.