Bahamian dry forests

The Bahamian dry forests are a tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, covering an area of 4,900 km2 (1,900 sq mi). They are found on much of the northern Bahamas, including Andros, Abaco, and Grand Bahama, where they are known as coppices. Dry forests are distributed evenly throughout the Turks and Caicos.

Bahamian dry forests
Ecology
RealmNeotropical
Biometropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
Borders
Geography
Area4,900 km2 (1,900 sq mi)
Countries
  • Bahamas
  • Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
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