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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.
Guide with meals: 30,000 Ariary, guide with meals at the expense of the client: 25,000 Ariary, porter: 5,000 Ariary.
== Cultural highlights in the region ==
* Festival Tsakaraka in [[Vohemar]] with cultural and artistic activities taking place usually in August or September.
== Tourist attractions in the region ==
* Ampandrozonana beach in Sambava - 2km south from the SAVA region headquarter.
* [[Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve]] - 20km from the town of Andapa. In the reserve one can spot the ''Takhtajania'' plant and the [[Indri]], Madagascar's biggest lemur species. There is also a hot spring in the reserve.
* [[Antanetiambo]] - private tourist site 6km from Andapa.
* Andapa basin or "Andapa bowl" - rice-growing area of 13,000ha, 105km from Sambava.
== Habits and customs in the region ==
* ''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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