Central Polynesian tropical moist forests
The Central Polynesian tropical moist forests is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion in Polynesia. It includes the northern group of the Cook Islands, the Line Islands in Kiribati, and Johnston Atoll, Jarvis Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef which are possessions of the United States.
| Central Polynesian tropical moist forests | |
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black noddies (Anous minutus) and fairy terns (Gygis alba) nesting in the crowns of pisonia trees (Pisonia grandis) on Pig Islet, Caroline Atoll, Kiribati. | |
Location of the Central Polynesian tropical moist forests | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Oceanian |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Geography | |
| Area | 616 km2 (238 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
| Global 200 | South Pacific Islands forests |
| Protected | 83% |
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