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  1. Puerto Rican dry forests

    full.html title Puerto Rican dry forests NT0226 work WWF Full Reports publisher World Wide Fund ... lists and qualitative descriptions of the vegetation. Ecology Puerto Rican dry forests like Caribbean dry forests in general consist of short stature usually convert 5 m ft abbr on disp tall , multi ... of dry limestone forests of Puerto Rico at the Gu nica State Forest. Puerto Rican dry forests are dominated ... nt nt0226.html title Puerto Rican dry forests NT0226 work WildWorld Ecoregion Profiles publisher ...Image Caja de muerto Isla.jpg thumb 250px right Puerto Rican dry forest on Caja de Muertos, Puerto Rico Caja de Muertos , south of Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce Image Sub tropical dry forest vieques.jpg thumb right 250px Subtropical dry forest on Vieques, Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican dry forests are a Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests subtropical dry forest ecoregion located in southwestern ..., A.J., Nepstad, D.C. 1995 The dry forests of Puerto Rico s south coast. Pp. 178 209 in A.E. Lugo ... Dry forests exist in two areas on the island of Puerto Rico along the south coast of the island in the dry rain shadow orographic rain shadow of the Cordillera Central Puerto Rico Cordillera ... 1995 Diversity and floristic composition of neotropical dry forests. Pp. 146 194 in S.H. Bullock, H.A. Mooney and E. Medina editors Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ref The best example of dry forests in Puerto Rico and probably, in the Caribbean as a whole ... in a dry environment. Dry forests also exist on the adjacent off shore islands of Vieques , Culebra ... and transpiration of a subtropical dry forest in Puerto Rico. Biotropica 10 278 291. ref ref name ... , and Capparis cynophallophora are common trees in coastal dry forests. Dry limestone forest ... term recovery of a Caribbean dry forest after abandonment of different land uses in Gu nica, Puerto ... to Jamaican dry forests , but differ sharply from dry forests on the mainland of South ...   more details



  1. Puerto Rican moist forests

    Puerto Rican moist forests NT0155 work WildWorld Ecoregion Profiles publisher National Geographic Society accessdate 2010 11 17 ref See also Portal box Puerto Rico Biology El Yunque National Forest Neotropic ecozone Puerto Rican dry forests List of ecoregions in the United States WWF References reflist ... full.html title Puerto Rican moist forests NT0155 work WWF Full Reports publisher World Wide Fund for Nature accessdate Category Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Category Ecoregions of the Caribbean Category Geography of Puerto Rico Category Flora of Puerto Rico Category Neotropic ecozone ...coord 18.2 N 66.5 W display title Image Rain Forest of El Yunque, Puerto Rico.jpg thumb 300px right El Yunque National Forest The Puerto Rican moist forests are a Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion on the archipelago of Puerto Rico . They cover an area of convert 7544 km2 sqmi abbr on . ref name Olson cite book url http books.google.com books?id DRl RhheUhQC& title Terrestrial Ecoregions of North America a Conservation Assessment first D. last Olson editor Taylor H. Ricketts publisher Island Press year 1999 isbn 9781559637220 page 152 ref Lowland forests Lowland forests are found throughout the island s coastal lowlands except for the dry southwest. Characteristic tree species include Hymenaea courbaril , Palma de Coroso Acrocomia media ... are found in the cloud forest s of the highest peaks. ref name Olson Fauna Puerto Rican moist forests are home to a variety of endemic animal species such as the Critically Endangered critically endangered Puerto Rican Amazon Amazona vittata and coqu s Eleutherodactylus spp. . Limestone forests ... on in the northern portions, but are shorter elsewhere. Several species are adapted to dry periods by being deciduous or semi deciduous . ref name Olson Montane forests Montane forests cover the Sierra de Luquillo and the higher peaks of the Cordillera Central Puerto Rico Cordillera Central . Trees ...   more details



  1. Puerto Rican

    Wiktionarypar Puerto Rican Puerto Rican may refer to Things relating to Puerto Rico , an archipelago located in the Caribbean Puerto Rican people a person who was born in Puerto Rico Stateside Puerto Ricans citizens of Puerto Rican national origin inhabiting the United States Puerto Rican cuisine Culture of Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Spanish Puerto Rican literature Music of Puerto Rico Pop culture in Puerto Rico See also Portal box Puerto Rico Demographics of Puerto Rico disambig ...   more details



  1. Puerto Rican Nightjar

    Taxobox name Puerto Rican Nightjar status EN status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name IUCN IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 3822 title Caprimulgus noctitherus downloaded 11 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered ref trend stable image Puerto Rican nightjar.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo nightjars Caprimulgiformes familia Caprimulgidae genus Caprimulgus species C. noctitherus binomial Caprimulgus noctitherus binomial authority Alexander Wetmore Wetmore , 1919 The Puerto Rican Nightjar , Caprimulgus noctitherus , is a very rare bird found in the Puerto Rican dry forest coastal dry scrub forests in localized areas of southwestern Puerto Rico . It was described from bones found in cave deposits and a single specimen taken in 1888. The species was considered Extinction extinct , the specimen being the last remnant of a prehistoric bird. However, it was found to be still Extant taxon extant in 1961 it had been overlooked due to its secretive habits and because its habitat was not surveyed. The current population is estimated to be between 1,400 and 2,000 mature birds and expected ... turbine s. Gallery title Gallery of the Puerto Rican Nightjar width 160 height 170 lines 4 File Puerto Rican nightjar sitting in leaves.jpg Puerto Rican nightjar sitting in leaves. File Nightjar ... with wings spread. File Puerto Rican nightjar Chick 2.jpg Puerto Rican nightjar chick. File Puerto Rican nightjar with chick.jpg Puerto Rican nightjar with chick. See also Portal box Puerto Rico Biology Birds Fauna of Puerto Rico List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico List of Puerto Rican birds ... Nightjar, Puerto Rican Category Caprimulgus Puerto Rican Nightjar Category Birds of Puerto Rico Category ... news news 2007 01 puerto rice windfarms.html title Windfarm permit seriously contradicts Endangered ... Porto Rico hu Puerto Ric i lappanty fi Puertoriconkehr j sv Puerto Riconattsk rra ...   more details



  1. Puerto Rican Oriole

    Taxobox name Puerto Rican Oriole image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Icteridae genus New World oriole Icterus species I. portoricensis binomial Icterus portoricensis binomial authority H. Bryant, 1866 synonyms The Puerto Rican Oriole Icterus portoricensis is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is Endemism endemic to Puerto Rico . The taxon was formerly lumped with the Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis , Hispaniolan Oriole Icterus dominicensis , and Bahama Oriole Icterus northropi into a single species until all four were elevated to full species in 2010. ref Chesser, R. T., R. C. Banks, F. K. Barker, C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, A. W. Kratter, I. J. Lovette, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr, J. D. Rising , D. F. Stotz, and K. Winker. 2010. Fifty first supplement to the American Ornithologists Union Check list of North American Birds. Auk 127 3 726 744. ref Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical dry forest s, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and plantation s . References reflist DEFAULTSORT Oriole, Puerto Rican Category Icterus Category Orioles Category West Indian restricted range endemic bird species Category Birds of Puerto Rico PuertoRicoBiota stub Icteridae stub ...   more details



  1. Jamaican dry forests

    Jamaican dry forests are Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests subtropical dry forests located in southern Jamaica. The most extensive dry forests are in the limestone hills of the Hellshire Hills ... York, pp. 1 12. ref Jamaican dry forests are dominated by plants in the Rubiaceae , the Euphorbiaceae and the Myrtaceae . In this regard they are similar to Puerto Rican dry forests , but differ sharply from dry forests on the mainland of South America South and Central America which are dominated ... dry forests. Pp. 146 194 in S.H. Bullock, H.A. Mooney and E. Medina editors Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ref Over 271 plant species have been reported ... studied areas of Jamaican dry forest. The endangered Jamaican iguana Cyclura collei is restricted to dry forests in the Hellshire Hills. The endemic tree frog Eleutherodactylus cavernicola , two ... dry broadleaf forests Category Ecoregions of the Caribbean Category Environment of Jamaica ... Clarendon in southern Jamaica . These areas are dry because the lie in the orography orographic rain ... of the last substantial areas of primary, undisturbed dry forest in the Caribbean . ref Vogel P ..., Mona, Jamaica. ref McLaren and coauthors 2005 found forests in the Hellshire Hills to be dominated ... in a Jamaican tropical dry forest. Plant Ecology 181 69 84 ref Much of the remaining Jamaican dry ... Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Asprey, G.F. and A.R. Loveless. 1958. The dry evergreen formations of Jamaica .... Fairbairn. 1988. Jamaican limestone forests floristics, structure and environment of three examples ... di008839 00p0176q 0 Loveless, A.R. and G.F. Asprey. 1957. The dry evergreen formations of Jamaica. I .... 2003. The effects of moisture and shade on seed germination and seedling survival in a tropical dry ... tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica. Forest Ecology and Management 180 1 99 111 http www.sciencedirect.com .... Seedling dynamics after different intensities of human disturbance in a tropical dry limestone forest ...   more details



  1. Mexican dry forests

    The Mexican dry forests describes a number of tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests dry broadleaf forest ecoregion s of Mexico that together constitute on of the World Wildlife Fund s Global 200 priority areas for conservation. The area includes the dry forest ecoregions of Mexico s Pacific Ocean Coast from Sinaloa and southern Baja California peninsula Baja California down to Guatemala as follows the Jalisco dry forests , Balsas dry forests , Baj o dry forests , Chiapas Depression dry forests , Sonoran Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forest , Southern Pacific dry forests , Sinaloan dry forests , and Sierra de la Laguna dry forests . References and external links http www.nationalgeographic.com wildworld profiles g200 g056.html Mexican dry forests National Geographic World Wildlife Fund & C.Michael Hogan. 2011. http www.eoearth.org article Jalisco dry forests?topic 49597 Jalisco dry forests . Encyclopedia of Earth, National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington DC. eds M.McGinley and C.J.cleveland Category Ecoregions of Mexico Category Neotropic ecozone Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests eo Meksikaj sekaj arbaroj ...   more details



  1. Balsas dry forests

    File Balsas Dry Forests map.svg thumb 300px Balsas dry forests ecoregion , br in Western Mexico Western and Central Mexico . The Balsas dry forests are a tropical ecoregion , of the Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Biome , located in Western Mexico Western and Central Mexico . Geography The Balsas dry forests occupy the basin of the Balsas River . The ecoregion covers an area of convert 62,400 km2 sqmi sp us . The Balsas Valley, and the Balsas dry forests, extend east and west between the ranges of the Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt to the north and the Sierra Madre del Sur to the south. The Balsas dry forests ecoregion extends across portions of the states of Michoac n Guerrero Mexico state Morelos Puebla Oaxaca Surrounding ecoregions The surrounding mountains are home to Mesoamerican pine oak forests pine oak forests the Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt pine oak forests to the north and northwest, the Sierra Madre del Sur pine oak forests to the south, and the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca pine oak forests to the east. The deserts and xeric shrublands xeric Tehuacan Valley matorral lies to the northeast. The Balsas dry forests meet the coastal Southern Pacific dry forests where the Balsas breaks through the Sierra Madre del Sur on its way to the Pacific Ocean . Climate The climate of the Balsas dry forests is tropical and subhumid. Rainfall is less than 120 centimeters 47 inches per year and seasonal, with a dry season that can last up to eight months. See also List of ecoregions in Mexico References and external links http www.nationalgeographic.com wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0205.html Balsas dry forests National Geographic http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0205 full.html Balsas dry forests World Wildlife Fund ecoregion stub Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Category Ecoregions of Mexico Category Forests of Mexico Category Flora of Central Mexico Category Flora of Western Mexico Category Neotropic ecozone ...   more details



  1. Chiquitano dry forests

    The Chiquitano dry forests is a tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in Bolivia and Brazil . Setting The Chiquitano dry forests cover an area of convert 230,600 km2 sqmi sp us . The ecoregion lies east of the Andes Mountains , in the lowlands of eastern Bolivia and the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Rond nia . The tropical moist forests of Amazonia lie to the west and northwest. The Cerrado savanna lies to the north and northeast, and the Pantanal flooded savanna lies to the east. The dry forests of the Gran Chaco Chaco lie to the south. Climate The climate of the Chiquitano dry forests is tropical , with a strong dry season during the southern hemisphere winter. Flora Empty section date July 2010 Fauna Animal species found in the ecoregion include Goodfellow s tuco tuco References and external links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0212 full.html Chiquitano dry forests WWF scientific report coord missing Brazil Category Neotropic ecozone Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Category Forests of Bolivia Category Forests of Brazil ecoregion stub eo ikitaj sekaj arbaroj ...   more details



  1. Bajío dry forests

    File Bajio Dry Forests map.svg thumb 300px Bajio Dry Forests ecoregion in western Central Mexico . The Baj o dry forests ecoregion , of the Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Biome , is located in western Central Mexico . Geography The Baj o dry forests lie in the southwestern portion of the Mexican Plateau . They are bounded on the southeast, south, and southwest by the Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt pine oak forests , which occupy the folded mountains and volcanoes of the Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt that form the southern edge of the Mexican Plateau. The Sierra Madre Occidental pine oak forests of the Sierra Madre Occidental bound the ecoregion on the northwest. The numerous mountains of the plateau which rise above the dry forests are occupied by sky island s of pine oak forest. To the north, the Baj o dry forests transition to the drier, more temperate Central Mexican Matorral . Most of the ecoregion lies within the basin of the Lerma River , and the dry forests extend around Lake Chapala at the eastern end of the region, and into the endorheic basin s of Lake Cuitzeo and Lake P tzcuaro in the south. Fauna Native Mammals include Mexican Wolf Canus lupus baileyi and Pocketed Free tailed Bat Nyctinomops femorosaccus . Birds include the Black throated Magpie jay Calocitta colliei , Thick billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris , Whiskered Screech Owl Otus trichopsus , Orange fronted Parakeet Aratinga caniculanis , Dwarf Vireo Vireo nelsoni , and Black polled Yellowthroat Geothlypis speciosa . Development The ecoregion is densely populated, and centuries of human use have reduced the dry forests to small pockets. Dry deciduous forest used to be the dominant vegetation, but thorn scrub and subtropical matorral are now more common, interspersed with agricultural and pasture ... wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0204 full.html WWF scientific report Baj o dry forests Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Category Ecoregions of Mexico Category Forests ...   more details



  1. Northern dry deciduous forests

    The Northern dry deciduous forests is a tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of east central India . It covers an area of convert 58,300 km2 sqmi sp us , extending across portions of Andhra Pradesh , Chhatisgarh , Orissa , and Jharkhand states. The region extends north and south in the dry western rain shadow of the Eastern Ghats range, which block the moisture laden monsoon winds from the Bay of Bengal to the east. It is surrounded by the more humid Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests ecoregion. See also List of ecoregions in India External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial im im0208 full.html Northern dry deciduous forests World Wildlife Fund Category Ecoregions of India Category Indomalaya ecozone Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests ecoregion stub ...   more details



  1. Puerto Rican Tody

    Taxobox name Puerto Rican Tody status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife ... justification for why this species is of least concern ref image IMG 2932crop puerto rican tody.JPG ... Rene Primevere Lesson Lesson , 1838 The Puerto Rican Tody is a tody Endemism in birds endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico . Despite is scientific name, Todus mexicanus , it is Endemism in birds endemic to Puerto Rico . It is commonly known in the island as San Pedrito Little Saint Peter . Description Image Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus RWD.jpg left thumb The Puerto Rican Tody has ... The Puerto Rican Tody can be found throughout the main island of Puerto Rico . It predominates in forested areas, specially in high altitude damp forests where insect concentrations are higher. It also can be found in forests with dense thickets and vines in the south region of the island. Diet The Puerto Rican Tody is an insectivourous bird although it has been observed supplementing its hatchling ... p0182.pdf Fruit in the diet of nestlings of the Puerto Rican Tody, a tropical insectivore ref It eats ... take flight, grab the insect and sit on another perch. Reproduction The Puerto Rican ... r8 caribbean wildlife facts 2002 wildlife facts sounds 2002 san pedrito.wav Puerto Rican Tody Vocals The Puerto Rican Tody has been researched extensively because of its unusual body temperature, body temperature control and temperature control abilities. Puerto Rican Todies exhibit lower body temperatures ... of 40 C, but Puerto Rican Todies can maintain a body temperature of 36.7 C. This allows them ... rodent, Spermophilus tereticaudus ref Puerto Rican Todies can lower their body temperatures ... Rico Biology Birds Fauna of Puerto Rico List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico List of Puerto Rican ... birds ident westindies 1.html Puerto Rican Tody http www.avesdepuertorico.org ingl site ... div style DEFAULTSORT Tody, Puerto Rican Category Birds of Puerto Rico Category Todus Puerto Rican ...   more details



  1. Atlantic dry forests

    The Atlantic dry forests are a tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry forest ecoregion of eastern Brazil . Setting The Atlantic dry forests cover an area of convert 115,100 km2 sqmi sp us , lying between the Cerrado savannas of central Brazil and the Caatinga dry shrublands of northeastern Brazil. The Atlantic dry forests stretch from northern Minas Gerais state across western Bahia state into central Piau . The Atlantic dry forests generally lie along the upper S o Francisco River of Minas Gerais and Bahia, and in the basin of the Gurgu ia River in Piau . A large enclave of Atlantic dry forest lies on the Chapada Diamantina of east central Bahia. Flora The Atlantic dry forests are dense, with deciduous and semi deciduous trees reaching up to 25 to 30 meters in height. The Barriguda Tree, Cavanillesia arborea , is a dry forest tree species distinguished by its huge, bottle shaped trunk which reaches up to 1.5 meters in diameter. Fauna Empty section date July 2010 Conservation and threats Empty section date July 2010 External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0202 full.html Atlantic dry forests World Wildlife Fund http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles photos nt nt0202 pto.html Atlantic dry forest photos, including Barriguda Tree World Wildlife Fund coord missing Brazil Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Category Ecoregions of Brazil Category Forests of Brazil Category Neotropic ecozone ecoregion stub ...   more details



  1. Puerto Rican Amazon

    pp move indef Taxobox name Puerto Rican Amazon status CR status system IUCN3.1 trend stable status ref ... downloaded 2009 01 20 ref image Puerto Rican parrot.jpg image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata ... subdivision ranks Subspecies subdivision A. v. vittata A. v. gracilipes The Puerto Rican Amazon Amazona vittata , also known as the Puerto Rican Parrot or Iguaca , is the only bird Endemism in birds endemic ... and the Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis . The Puerto Rican Amazon reaches sexual maturity ... Institute title Taxonomy Puerto Rican Parrot url http fwie.fw.vt.edu WWW esis lists e104004.htm ... ornithologist David Lack considered that the Puerto Rican Amazon had evolved from the Hispaniolan Amazon ... and the Puerto Rican Amazon. ref name p.47 Snyder et al. , p. 47 ref Subsequent studies showed that size ... that the Puerto Rican Amazon may share a common ancestor with the Jamaican A. agilis . ref name p.52 Snyder et al. , p. 52 ref Recent phylogenetic studies show that the Puerto Rican Amazon is more ... Rican Amazon in flight, showing distinctive blue feathers The Puerto Rican Amazon measures convert ... clr Population and distribution The precise distribution of the Puerto Rican Amazon before the arrival ... web title Technical Agency Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Puerto Rican Parrot Amazona vittata ..., human activity had not posed a significant threat to the Puerto Rican Amazon. The Ta no hunted the parrot ... century, most of Puerto Rico s virgin forests, a historical habitat of the species, were cleared ... vittata range.PNG thumb right 300px Puerto Rican Amazon historical range at left in red and current range at right in green The species was historically found in mature or old growth forests in Puerto ... . ref cite web url http www.fws.gov endangered i b sab02.html title Puerto Rican Parrot Amazona vittata ... to five locations two in Karst topography karst limestone areas , two in high Puerto Rican moist ... species search.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 1666&m 0 title Puerto Rican Parrot BirdLife Species ...   more details



  1. Cauca Valley dry forests

    The Cauca Valley dry forests is a tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in Colombia . Setting The Cauca Valley dry forests occupies an area of convert 7,300 km2 sqmi sp us , extending in a long, narrow strip along the Cauca River . The Cauca Valley is nestled between the Cordillera Occidental Colombia Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central Colombia Cordillera Central in the northern Andes . These ranges create a rain shadow , which makes the Cauca Valley drier than the surrounding forests. The Cauca Valley dry forests lie below 1000 meters elevation the higher slopes are occupied by the distinct Cauca Valley montane forests . Flora The main plant communities are open woodland, deciduous dry forest, evergreen dry forest, riparian forest, arid scrub and wetlands. The natural vegetation has been almost completely displaced by human activities, chiefly agriculture. Fauna Three endemic or near endemic birds found in the ecoregion are the White chested Swift Cypseloides lemosi , Greyish Piculet Picumnus granadensis , Apical Flycatcher Myiarchus apicalis . Human use The Cauca Valley dry forests have been mostly converted to agricultural fields. The city of Cali lies in the ecoregion. References and external links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0207 full.html Cauca Valley dry forests WWF scientific report ecoregion stub Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Category Ecoregions of South America Category Natural history of Colombia Category Geography of Colombia Category Neotropic ecozone ...   more details



  1. Trinidad and Tobago dry forests

    Image Chacachacare dry forest.JPG thumb 300px Dry forest on Chacachacare , showing the short, shrubby growth form of the forest. Image Chacachacare dry forest 2.jpg thumb 300px Tropical dry forest, Chacachacare Trinidad and Tobago dry forests are Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry forests located primarily in western and southern parts of the island of Trinidad , in southern parts of the island of Tobago and on Islands of Trinidad and Tobago smaller offshore islands including Chacachacare , Monos , Huevos , Gaspar Grande , Little Tobago and Saint Giles Island . Tropical dry forests in Trinidad and Tobago include both deciduous and semi evergreen forests. A recent work by Howard Nelson suggests that areas which were formerly classified as evergreen forest also fit the criteria for dry forests. The major areas of dry forest in Trinidad include the Chaguaramas, Trinidad Chaguaramas peninsula in the northwest, areas along the south coast of the island, from Cedros, Trinidad and Tobago Cedros to Morne Diablo , and areas along the east coast including parts of the Guayaguayare , Mayaro Bay Mayaro and Manzanilla, Trinidad and Tobago Manzanilla coastline. In addition ... have originally supported dry forest. In Tobago much of the southwest of the island originally supported dry forests. The dominant paradigm in phytosociology in Trinidad and Tobago has been the work ... dry broadleaf forests dry and Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests moist forests. Most work which seeks to classify dry forest in this country, e.g. , World Wide Fund for Nature ... classification, underestimate the extent of dry forest in Trinidad and Tobago by restricting it to the driest category of forests that Beard came up with for Trinidad. References John Stanley Beard ... of Trinidad and Tobago Category Neotropic ecozone Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Category Trees of Trinidad and Tobago Category Flora of Trinidad and Tobago eo Sekaj ...   more details



  1. Puerto Rican Woodpecker

    Taxobox name Puerto Rican Woodpecker status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN2006 assessors ... entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern ref image Puerto Rican ... binomial authority Fran ois Marie Daudin F. Daudin , 1803 The Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis is the only woodpecker Endemism in birds endemic to the archipelago of Puerto ... Puerto Rican Sharp shinned Hawks url http www.uprm.edu publications cjs Vol35a p.38 45.pdf ref Its body length varies between 23 and 27 centimetres. The Puerto Rican Woodpecker is a common and widely distributed species in Puerto Rico, mainly occurring in forests, coffee plantations, mangroves, palm tree groves, parks and gardens. Besides occurring in Puerto Rico it once inhabited the island of St. Croix . This stems from the fact that during the Pleistocene Geologic time scale epoch Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, Puerto Rico Culebra , St. Croix and the other Virgin Islands constituted a single ... ref The Puerto Rican Woodpecker is said to resemble the behavior and structure of the Red headed ... by other Puerto Rican endemic birds such as the Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum and the Yellow ... 2 9 ref File Puerto Rican Woodpecker El Yunque.JPG thumb Puerto Rican Woodpecker in El Yunque National ... of Puerto Rico List of Puerto Rican birds List of Vieques birds El Toro Wilderness external media ... sounds 2005 pr woodpecker.wav Puerto Rican Woodpecker Sound clr References Wikispecies Melanerpes portoricensis references DEFAULTSORT Woodpecker, Puerto Rican Category Birds of Puerto Rico Category Woodpeckers Puerto Rican Woodpecker Category Melanerpes Puerto Rican Woodpecker Category West Indian ..., it is the only resident species of the Picidae family in Puerto Rico. The species is common in the main island of Puerto Rico and rare in the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico Vieques . Description The Puerto Rican Woodpecker has a black body and a bright red throat and breast. It has a white patch ...   more details



  1. Veracruz dry forests

    coord 18.71 N 95.93 W display title The Veracruz dry forests are a Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion located in central Veracruz , Mexico . They cover an area of convert 6600 km2 sqmi abbr on . The dry climate is a result of the rain shadow created by the Sierra de Chiconquiaco . The forests receive convert 1000 mm in abbr on of annual rainfall, and a long dry season forces many plants to be deciduous . Soils are derived from sedimentary rock s and are calcareous . ref name WWF cite web url http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0233 full.html title Veracruz dry forests NT0233 work WWF Full Reports publisher World Wide Fund for Nature accessdate 2010 11 19 ref Flora Cordia dodecandra , Tabebuia chrysantha , Piscidia piscipula , Crescentia alata , Enterolobium cyclocarpum , Ehretia tenuifolia and Tabebuia rosea are dominant species. Succulent plant Succulents are abundant and include species of Acanthocereus , Agave and Opuntia . Epiphyte s and shrub s in the genera Acacia , Bursera , Ficus , Phyllanthus , and Pithecellobium have the greatest diversity of species. Herbaceous plant s are scarce. ref name WWF Fauna Birds of the Veracruz dry forests include the Sharp shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus , Merlin bird Merlin Falco columbarius , White winged Dove Zenaida asiatica , Lesser Roadrunner Geococcyx velox , Mexican Sheartail Doricha eliza , Couch s Kingbird Tyrannus couchii , Swainson s Thrush Catharus ustulatus , Red eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceous , Magnolia Warbler Dendroia magnolia , and Blue black Grassquit Vilatinia jacarina . The area is rich in herpetofauna ref name WWF such as the Black spotted Newt Notophthalmus meridionalis , and Tabasco Mud Turtle Kinosternon acutum . ref ... title Veracruz dry forests NT0233 work WildWorld Ecoregion Profiles publisher National Geographic ... ecozone Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Category Forests of Mexico ecoregion ...   more details



  1. Puerto Rican Spindalis

    Taxobox name Puerto Rican Spindalis status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2006 ... image caption Male Puerto Rican Spindalis regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata ... zena portoricensis The Puerto Rican Spindalis , Spindalis portoricensis , is a tanager Endemism in birds endemic to the island of Puerto Rico , where it is commonly known as Reina Mora . The species is widely distributed throughout the island and is an important part of the Puerto Rican ecosystem because ... . The Puerto Rican Spindalis has been proposed as the List of national birds national bird ... prbusinfo prinbrief.asp Puerto Rico in Brief ref Taxonomy The Puerto Rican Spindalis was originally ... . ref name DetailedInfo Description The Puerto Rican Spindalis exhibits sexual dimorphism .... ref http www.puertoricobirds.com 286eng.htm Puerto Rican Spindalis ref Sexual dimorphism is also noticeable ... ref Distribution and habitat File Distribution Map of Puerto Rican Spindalis 2004.svg thumb left 400px Bird count of the Puerto Rican Spindalis 2004 The Puerto Rican Spindalis is currently found more ... observed being directed against the Puerto Rican Boa by immature Puerto Rican Spindalis. ref http www.uprm.edu publications cjs Vol38a 38 125 126.pdf Avian Mobbing of the Puerto Rican Boa ref external ... sounds 2008 stripe headed tanager.wav Puerto Rican Spindalis Vocals The vocalization of the Puerto ... DetailedInfo Diet The Puerto Rican Spindalis is a frugivore . Common fruit s eaten by this bird come ... The Puerto Rican Spindalis builds cup shaped bird nest nest s from various plant matter. Two ... of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico List of Puerto Rican birds List of Vieques birds El Toro Wilderness ... Birds of Puerto Rico Category Spindalis Category Birds of Puerto Rico Spindalis, Puerto Rican Category West Indian restricted range endemic bird species Spindalis, Puerto Rican Category Animals ... by a government. This expression does not reflect Puerto Rico s political status . To read about ...   more details



  1. Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo

    name of the Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo species commemorates French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot . The Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo occurs in forests common in the Gu nica, Guajataca and Vega State Forests and in the Caribbean National Forest and coffee plantations throughout the island of Puerto Rico. The species can be observed slowly foraging the forest understory for lizard ...Taxobox name Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo status LC status system IUCN3.1 image image width 240px regnum ... authority Charles Lucien Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1850 The Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus vieilloti is a cuckoo Endemism in birds endemic to the island of Puerto Rico , and is one of 4 species of lizard ... fly in a direct line. Description The Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo has a gray breast and chin ... inch es and weighs, on average, 80  gram s 2.7  ounce s . Habits The Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo ... bush and usually contains up to 3 blue eggs. Habitat The Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo is endemic to only found in Puerto Rico. It is found in forest thickets, woodlands and coffee plantations throughout ...&ttype detail&pname El Yunque National Forest Nature PD notice ref See also Portal box Puerto Rico Biology Birds Fauna of Puerto Rico List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico List of Puerto Rican birds ... r8 caribbean wildlife facts 2002 wildlife facts july 2002.shtml title Wildlife facts Puerto Rican Lizard ... Service pages language archiveurl archivedate DEFAULTSORT Cuckoo, Puerto Rican Lizard Category Coccyzus Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo Category West Indian restricted range endemic bird species Category ... www.fs.fed.us r8 caribbean wildlife facts 2002 wildlife facts sounds 2002 pajaro bobo mayor.wav Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo vocals reflist Oberle, Mark W., 1999 Birds of Puerto Rico in Photographs, Editorial Humanitas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1st Edition. Raffaele, Herbert W., 1989 A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA IUCN2006 ...   more details



  1. Puerto Rican Bullfinch

    Taxobox name Puerto Rican Bullfinch status LC status system IUCN3.1 trend status ref ref name IUCN cite web year 2004 url http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 54029 all title Loxigilla portoricensis work IUCN List of threatened species publisher IUCN accessdate August 21, 2006 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref image Come ame.jpg image width 300px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata subphylum Vertebrate Vertebrata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Thraupidae genus Loxigilla species L. portoricensis binomial Loxigilla portoricensis binomial authority Fran ois Marie Daudin Daudin , 1800 The Puerto Rican Bullfinch Loxigilla portoricensis or Come ame in Spanish, is a small Bullfinch tanager endemism in birds endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and one of 3 species belonging to the genus Loxigilla . These were formerly considered Emberizidae . The Puerto Rican Bullfinch has black feathers with red areas above the eyes, around its throat, and underneath the tail s base. The species measures from 17 to 19  cm and weighs approximately 32  grams. The species can be commonly found in heavy forests throughout Puerto Rico, except on the easternmost tip of the island. It consumes seeds, fruits, insects, and spiders. The nest is spherical, with an entrance on the side. Typically three light green eggs are laid. A subspecies, Loxigilla portoricensis ... P001 020.PDF accessdate 2006 12 02 display authors 1 ref clr clr See also Portal box Puerto Rico Biology Birds Fauna of Puerto Rico List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico List of Puerto Rican birds List ... year 2003 title Las aves de Puerto Rico en fotograf as publisher Editorial Humanitas isbn 0 9650104 2 2 es icon DEFAULTSORT Bullfinch, Puerto Rican Category Birds of Puerto Rico Category Loxigilla Puerto Rican Bullfinch Category West Indian restricted range endemic bird species PuertoRicoBiota stub Thraupidae stub fr Sporophile de Porto Rico sv Puerto Ricofink ...   more details



  1. Hawaiian tropical dry forests

    coord 21 N 157 W display title Infobox ecoregion name Hawaiian tropical dry forests image Starr 040220 0314 Santalum paniculatum.jpg image size 300 image caption An okina iliahi Santalum Santalum paniculatum paniculatum at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hawai okina i Volcanoes National Park . country United States Hawaii border Hawaiian tropical low shrublands border1 Hawaiian tropical rainforests border2 Hawaiian tropical high shrublands ref cite web url http www.cas.vanderbilt.edu bioimages ecoregions 70202frame.htm title Hawaii Tropical Dry Forests work Bioimages publisher Vanderbilt University ... protected protected ref area 6600 biome Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests conservation ... oc oc0202 full.html first S. last Gon coauthors D. Olson title Hawaii tropical dry forests OC0202 ... ref map map size map alt map caption The Hawaiian tropical dry forests are a Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in the Hawaiian Islands . They cover ... wildworld profiles terrestrial oc oc0202.html title Hawaii tropical dry forests OC0202 work ... hawaii.html title The Hawaiian Islands work Tropical Dry Forests of the Pacific publisher University ... iliahi Santalum spp. . Endemism Endemic plant species in the dry forests include hau hele okina ... , a Hawaiian honeycreeper , is restricted to this type of habitat. ref name WWF Prehistoric dry forests The plant composition of Hawaii s dry forests has changed rather dramatically since the Ancient ... on the island of Maui . See also Oceania ecozone Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests ... i at M noa year 1998 Category Ecoregions of Hawaii Dry forests Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests ecoregion stub Hawaii geo stub ... and the summits of Niihau Ni okina ihau and Kahoolawe Kaho okina olawe . These forests are either ... name UCLA Fossil ized pollen has shown that loulu Pritchardia spp. forests with an understory of Ka ...   more details



  1. Puerto Rican Screech Owl

    Taxobox name Puerto Rican Screech Owl status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN2006 assessors ... br M. n. newtoni The Puerto Rican Screech Owl Megascops nudipes or M caro Spanish language Spanish via Ta no language Taino is a nocturnal Endemism in birds endemic owl of the archipelago of Puerto ... The Owl Pages Puerto Rican Screech Owl Megascops nudipes accessdate May 20, 2006 ref It nests in hollowed ... which is the reason for its common name in the Virgin Islands. clr See also Portal box Puerto Rico Biology Birds Fauna of Puerto Rico List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico List of Puerto Rican birds ... 1970 editor Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico title Las Aves de Puerto Rico publisher ... source its hypothesis of non distinctness would seem to have been refuted Description The Puerto Rican Screech Owl is a small owl poseessing a brown upperside, a light brown to white underside ... from 23 to 25  cm in length. The species is common in the island of Puerto Rico but is extirpated at the nearby islands of Vieques, Puerto Rico Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico Culebra . As with the majority of birds in Puerto Rico it is believed to have been more abundant before the clearing of forests for agricultural development in the early 20th century. It inhabits forests with large hollowed ... Deane, P. year url http www.owlpages.com owls.php?genus Megascops&species nudipes title Puerto Rican Screech Owl Megascops nudipes format work pages publisher The Owl Pages accessdate April 28, 2006 cite book last Oberle first Mark year 2003 title Las aves de Puerto Rico en fotograf as publisher Editorial Humanitas isbn 0 9650104 2 2 es icon DEFAULTSORT Screech Owl, Puerto Rican Category Birds of Puerto Rico Category Megascops Puerto Rican Screech Owl Category West Indian restricted range endemic bird species ca Xot de Puerto Rico de Puerto Rico Kreischeule es Megascops nudipes fr Petit duc de Porto Rico fi Puertoriconp ll nen sv Puerto Ricodv rguv ...   more details



  1. Cuban dry forests

    The Cuban dry forests are a Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry forest ecoregion that occupies convert 65800 km2 sqmi abbr on on Cuba and Isla de la Juventud . The ecoregion receives convert 1000 2000 mm in abbr on of rainfall annually. Cuban dry forests can be differentiated into evergreen forests, semi deciduous forests, mogote s, and sclerophyll ous low forests. ref name WWF cite web url http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0213 full.html title Cuban dry forests NT0213 work WWF Full Reports publisher World Wide Fund for Nature accessdate 2009 04 20 ref Evergreen forests Less than 30 of all trees lose their leaves in evergreen forests, and there are few epiphyte s or liana s. It is classified according to according to leaf length as being either mesophyllous leaves convert 13 26 cm in disp abbr on or microphyllous leaves convert 1 6 cm in disp ... Sclerophyllous low forests Sclerophyll ous low forests are found growing on serpentine soil s and represent the transition between the dry forests and Cuban cactus scrub xeric scrublands . This is subdivided into charrascales wet sclerophyllous low forests and cuabales dry sclerophyllous low forests ... and Agave Agave cajalbanensis cajalbanensis . ref name WWF Fauna Bird s of the dry forests include ... wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0213.html title Cuban dry forests NT0213 work ... reflist Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Category Ecoregions of the Caribbean ... Cactus cacti , other succulents, epiphytes and dry lianas. Trees include j caro espinoso Bucida ... species. ref name WWF Semi deciduous forests About half of the trees in semi deciduous forests ... in forests with consistent moisture reaches a height of convert 15 20 m abbr on and may have emergent ... Trichilia havanensis havanensis . Forests with fluctuating moisture have an convert 8 15 m ft abbr on canopy ... ic limestone and are found in western Cuba. Forests found on mogotes are characterized by a discontinuous ...   more details



  1. Yukon Interior dry forests

    The Yukon Interior dry forests is a taiga ecoregion of Canada . Setting This ecoregion, which covers much of the southern Yukon and a very small portion of northwestern British Columbia , is mainly located on the Yukon Plateau , which consists of rolling hills, plateaus and deeply cut, broad valleys. The area has a dry subarctic climate , with summer temperatures averaging around convert 11 C F , and winter temperatures averaging from convert 16.5 C F to convert 19 C F . Precipitation is low, averaging between 225 400 mm 8.9 15.7 in , with higher elevation areas and areas to the north east receiving greater precipitation. ref http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial na na0617 full.html Yukon Interior dry forests World Wildlife Fund ref Flora Black spruce Picea mariana and white spruce Picea glauca are the two most common trees, with lodgepole pine Pinus contorta subsp. latifolia being found in very dry or burnt sites. South facing, low elevation slopes are often characterised by grassland communities. Dwarf birch , willow and subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa are found the subalpine zone below the tree line , while the alpine zone above supports a sparse vegetative cover consisting of mountain avens , dwarf shrub s, forb s, grass es and lichen . Fauna Mammals of this ecoregion include Reindeer caribou Rangifer tarandus , moose Alces alces , mountain goat Oreamnus americanus , Dall sheep Ovis dalli , grizzly bear Ursos arctos horriblus , American black bear black bear Ursus americanus , gray wolf Canis lupus , coyote Canis latrans , North American Beaver beaver Castor canadensis and hare . Avian species include the common raven Corvus corax , rock ptarmigan ptarmigan ... profiles terrestrial na na0617.html Yukon Interior dry forests National Geographic http www.cas.vanderbilt.edu bioimages ecoregions 50617.htm Yukon Interior dry forests Vanderbilt University coord missing Yukon Category Taiga and boreal forests Category Ecoregions of Canada Category Forests of Canada ...   more details




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