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<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Brachypteracias leptosomus''</td>
<td>Short-legged ground -roller</td>
<td>Fangadiovy / Fandikalalana / Famakiakora</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Geobiastes squamiger''</td>
<td>Scaly ground -roller</td>
<td></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Phyllastrephus tenebrosus''</td>
<td>Dusky greenbul</td>
<td></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Streptopelia picturata''</td>
<td>Madagascar turtledoveturtle-dove</td>
<td>Domohina</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Otus rutilus''</td>
<td>Malagasy Madagascar scops-owl</td>
<td>Torotoroka</td></tr>
<td>Tataroala (fotsifotsy vozona)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Corythornis vintsoidesvintsioides''</td><td>Malagasy Madagascar kingfisher</td>
<td>Vintsy</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Ispidina madagascariensis''</td>
<td>Madagascar pigmy pygmy-kingfisher</td>
<td>Vintsiala (mena)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Merops superciliosus''</td>
<td>Madagascar Olive bee-eater</td>
<td>Tsikorinkorehina</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Neodrepanis coruscans''</td>
<td>Sunbird-asity</td>
<td>Soinala</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Terpsiphone mutata''</td>
<td>Madagascar paradise -flycatcher</td>
<td>Soketry</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Dicrurus forficatus''</td>
<td>Crested Drongodrongo</td>
<td>Railovy na Lehidraonga</td></tr>
<td>Fodimena</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Foudi Foudia omissa''</td>
<td>Forest fody</td>
<td>Fodiala</td></tr>
In terms of habitat, Marojejy consists of:
* Dense humid evergreen forest at low Low altituderainforest (below 800m)* Secondary lowland Low altitude secondary forest(below 800m)* Dense humid mountain Montane forest(800-1450 m)* Dense humid forest at high High altituderainforest(1400-1800m) * Montane bushland Moorland mountain thicket vegetation (ericoid bushs1800m +)
'''What to see?'''<br>
Discover the humid lowland primary lowland forests. You will have the opportunity to encounter reptiles and amphibians (such as the frog ''Mantella laevigata'', tree frogs and Madagascar tree boa), species of lemurs (such as bamboo lemur, White-fronted brown lemur) and species of birds (such as the Blue coua and Helmet vanga).
Along the circuit you take a break at a natural swimming pool with a waterfall. A 30-minute walk from Camp Mantella takes you to the beautiful Humbert waterfall (Cascade de Humbert), named in honour of professor Humbert - a respected botanist of the National Museum of Natural Historiy in Paris who discovered Marojejy in 1948.
=== Summit Circuit ===
Adventurous and sporty circuit, 4km, 6 to 7h hours trek from Camp Marojejya to the summit. After 2.1km from Camp Marojejya there is an intermediate basecamp at 1250m altitude: Camp Simpona. Ascent from 775m to 2132m in altitude. This circuit is characterised by granite rocks and a real sporting adventure. Throughout the circuit you will pass a slippery slope.
'''What to see?'''<br>
* ''Famadihana'' - "turning of the bones" (Western translation) or exhumation. On this occasion the family commemorates the life of the deceased. The body of the deceased is exhumed in order to be draped with a new shroud. Although it is a funeral ceremony there is nothing sad about it. It is rather a proof that the deceased has not been forgotten. The family organises a big party with traditional meals, music and dance. The famadihana usually takes place in the months from August to December.
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Marojejy National Park office
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Camp Mantella
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Camp Marojejya
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