The Reserve

The environment is made up of dry tand forests, floodplain forests, swamps, rivers and lagoons. Tropical forests are known to have the largest number of living species. The flora is one of the most diverse on the planet, with more than 12,000 species distributed in different habitats. There are about 1,320 species: 165 of mammals, 493 of birds, 96 of amphibians, 91 of reptiles and 475 of fish.

There are 493 species of birds; 31 are rare, 3 are very rare: common gull, tui parakeet and violet partridge pigeon.