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Located only 35 miles south of Marsh Harbour on the Great Abaco
Highway, Abaco National Park comprises 2500 acres reserved to
protect the Bahama parrot, which nests in holes in the island's
limestone surface. vivid with bright green, red, white and blue
colors, the parrots are known as "rainbows in the sky" to local
residents. As an endangered species, they are found only on Abaco
and Great Inagua, and the campaign to preserve their habitat as a
national park was a notable success for ecological conservation.
Heavily forested, Abaco is the best island for bird watching in the
Bahamas, and in the park you can expect to see warblers, West Indian
woodpeckers, yellowthroats, flycatchers, swallows and Cuban Emeralds.
The park's 32 square miles feature hardwood forests, nature trails and
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Atlantic coast scenery, and notable fauna include
butterflies, egrets, herons, spoonbills and rare
hummingbirds, which inhabit a landscape filled with
bromeliads and orchids. Day trips can be arranged at
travel agencies and resorts in Marsh Harbour.
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