Greater Antilles mangroves

American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) feeding in a saltwater lagoon surrounded by a mangrove forest in Cuba.
Ecoregion territory (in red)
Ecology
RealmNeotropical
Biomemangroves
Borders
Geography
Area10,600 km2 (4,100 sq mi)
Countries
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered[1]
Protected30.5%(2007)[2]

The Greater Antilles mangroves is a mangrove ecoregion that includes the coastal mangrove forests of the Greater AntillesCuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Greater Antilles mangroves". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
  2. ^ Hoekstra JM, Molnar JL, Jennings M, Revenga C, Spalding MD, Boucher TM, Robertson JC, Heibel TJ, Ellison K (2010) The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference (ed. Molnar JL). Berkeley: University of California Press.

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