Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests

Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests Forêts côtières congolaises Bosques costeros del Congo Florestas costeiras congolesas
Jungle near Oyala in Equatorial Guinea
Geographic extent
Ecology
Realm	Afrotropical
Biome	Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	Central African mangroves Cross–Sanaga–Bioko coastal forests Northwestern Congolian lowland forests Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic
Geography
Area	189,700 km2 (73,200 sq mi)
Countries	List Angola Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon
Coordinates	0°09′N 10°37′E / 0.15°N 10.62°E / 0.15; 10.62
Conservation
Conservation status	relatively stable
Protected	43,768 km2 (23%)[1]

The Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests, also known as the Congolian coastal forests (French: Forêts côtières équatoriales atlantiques, Spanish: Bosques costeros atlánticos ecuatoriales, Portuguese: Florestas costeiras atlânticas equatoriais), are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of Central Africa, covering hills, plains, and mountains of the Atlantic coast of Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Angola, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[2][3][4]

This is rich forest home to large mammals such as western gorillas, chimpanzees, forest elephants and African buffalo, as well as many small mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates. Other primates include black colobus monkeys and mandrills.