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    The island of Makira (previously known as San Cristóbal) is the largest island of Makira-Ulawa Province in Solomon Islands. It is third most populous of...
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    Guadalcanal: Birao, Ghari, Malango, Talise Longgu–Malaita–Makira family Longgu Malaita–Makira family Sa'a Makira (San Cristobal): Arosi, Fagani, Bauro, Kahua–Owa...
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  • Makira may refer to: Makira, an island in the Solomon Islands Makira-Ulawa Province, a province in the Solomon Islands Makira or Makura, an island in...
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    The Makira owl (Athene roseoaxillaris), also known as the Makira boobook, is a small to medium-sized species of owl in the Family Strigidae. It is endemic...
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  • The Makira woodhen (Gallinula silvestris), also known as the Makira moorhen or kia, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to the...
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    Makira-Ulawa Province is one of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands. The main part of the province is Makira Island. It has a population of 40,419 (2009)...
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  • Ptychochromis makira is a species of cichlid only known from the Antainambalana River in the northernmost part of the Toamasina Province in Madagascar...
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    The Makira dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx gentianus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Makira Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical...
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    The Makira honeyeater (Meliarchus sclateri), also known as the San Cristobal honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic...
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    cockatoo. The species is common across most of the Solomons, absent only from Makira in the south. It inhabits lowland rainforests, secondary forests, cleared...
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    Makira Natural Park (also administratively called Makira Forest Protected Area, Makira Protected Area, and Makira Natural Park) is a nature reserve in...
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  • Bedotia alveyi, the Makira rainbowfish, is a species of Madagascar rainbowfish from rivers and streams in the Makira region of Madagascar where it occurs...
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    Environment and Forests, WCS launched a program to create the 372,470 hectare Makira Forest Protected Area. In 2017, WCS partnered with carbon-reduction platform...
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    The Makira roundleaf bat or Makira leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros demissus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae endemic to the Solomon Islands...
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  • The Makira thrush (Zoothera margaretae), also known as the San Cristobal thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to the Solomon...
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    the provincial capital of the Makira-Ulawa Province in Solomon Islands. Kirakira is located on the north coast of Makira (formerly San Cristobal), the...
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  • East Makira is a single-member constituency of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. Located on the island of Makira, it was established in 1973...
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  • The Makira fantail or dusky fantail (Rhipidura tenebrosa) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. Its natural...
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    launched the Makira Conservation Fund Initiative in honour of their newly unveiled lemur habitat, named the Makira Outpost after the Makira forest region...
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  • The Makira cicadabird (Edolisoma salomonis) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. It used to be considered...
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    1908 – Makira (southeast Solomon Islands) M. c. ugiensis (Ramsay, EP, 1882) – Ugi Island and Olu Malau Islands (or Three Sisters) (north of Makira), and...
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    on 7 February, Mendaña explored several of the other islands including Makira, Guadalcanal and Malaita. Relations with the native Solomon Islanders were...
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  • The Makira starling (Aplonis dichroa), also known as the San Cristobal starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to the...
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    an airport located at Kirakira on the island of Makira (formerly San Cristobal), part of the Makira-Ulawa Province in the Solomon Islands. It is also...
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  • Masoala, Makira, Antongil Bay, commonly known as MaMaBay, is a complex of protected area located in the north-eastern part of Madagaskar, around Marantsetry...
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  • is a term for two distinct classes of beings found in the mythology of Makira island, in the Solomon Islands. The first class is that of ghosts, which...
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    east as the main islands in the Solomon Islands archipelago, including Makira and possibly the smaller islands farther to the east. Particularly along...
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    The Makira flycatcher (Myiagra cervinicauda) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical...
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  • Central Makira is a single-member constituency of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. Created in 1993 when Parliament was expanded from 38 to 47...
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    The Makira flying fox (Pteropus cognatus) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus, found in the Solomon Islands. The species is currently decreasing...
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