Chocó biogeographic region

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The Chocó biogeographic region is a highly biodiverse, extremely wet tropical area along the Pacific coasts of Colombia, Panama, and northwestern Ecuador, renowned for its exceptional levels of endemism and rainforest ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity hotspot
biogeographic region
tropical rainforest region
borders Andes Mountains
linked to: Andes

Pacific Ocean
contains Chocó–Darién moist forests
Chocó–Manabí moist forests
Esmeraldas–Pacific Colombia mangroves
Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena mangroves
hasAnnualRainfall among the highest in the world
hasBiome tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
hasCharacteristic evergreen rainforest
exceptional endemism
extremely high rainfall
high humidity
high species richness
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate
hasConservationStatus high conservation priority
hasEcosystemType cloud forest
freshwater wetlands
lowland tropical rainforest
mangrove forest
montane rainforest
riverine forest
hasFauna highly diverse amphibian species
highly diverse bird species
highly diverse freshwater fish species
highly diverse mammal species
highly diverse reptile species
hasFlora highly diverse vascular plants
hasThreat agricultural expansion
deforestation
infrastructure development
logging
mining
knownFor exceptional levels of amphibian endemism
exceptional levels of bird endemism
exceptional levels of freshwater fish endemism
exceptional levels of plant endemism
exceptional levels of reptile endemism
locatedIn Pacific coast of Colombia
Pacific coast of Panama
northwestern Ecuador
partOf Neotropical realm
Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena biodiversity hotspot
recognizedAs global biodiversity hotspot
recognizedBy Conservation International
spansCountry Colombia
Ecuador
Panama

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Chocó–Darién moist forests partOf Chocó biogeographic region
Atrato River basin partOf Chocó biogeographic region
Cordillera Occidental biodiversityHotspot Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena hotspot
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region
Chocó family regionType Chocó–Darién rainforest region
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region
Istmina locatedInBiogeographicRegion Chocó biogeographic region
Tatamá National Natural Park partOf Chocó biogeographic region
Tatamá National Natural Park partOf Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena biodiversity hotspot
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region
Wounaan people locatedIn Darién and Chocó regions
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region
San Juan River region Chocó biogeographic region
Chocó biogeographic region partOf Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena biodiversity hotspot
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region
Cerro Tacarcuna isPartOf biogeographic Chocó–Darién region
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region
Chachi people associatedWithEcosystem Chocó rainforest region
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region
Colombia–Ecuador border region partOf Chocó–Darién biogeographic region
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region