Karura is an urban forest in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Though the forest lies just two kilometers north of Nairobi's busy city center, it boasts extraordinary biodiversity, including 200 bird species, such as the Ayres hawk-eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii) and African crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus), African wood owl (Strix Woodford), and grey-crested cranes.