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- 1 2 3 4 5 BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Misuku Hills Forest Reserves. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 02/09/2019.
- ↑ "Matipa Forest Reserve". Protected Planet, Accessed 2 September 2019.
- ↑ "Mughese Forest Reserve". Protected Planet, Accessed 2 September 2019.
- ↑ "Wilindi Forest Reserve". Protected Planet, Accessed 2 September 2019.