Vogelkop montane rain forests

The Vogelkop montane rain forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in western New Guinea. The ecoregion covers the mountains of western New Guinea's Bird's Head and Bomberai peninsulas.

Vogelkop montane rain forests
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmAustralasian realm
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
BordersVogelkop-Aru lowland rain forests
Geography
Area21,679 km2 (8,370 sq mi)
CountriesIndonesia
ProvinceWest Papua
Coordinates0.95°S 133.1°E / -0.95; 133.1
Conservation
Conservation statusVulnerable
Protected11,958 km² (55%)
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