Central Polynesian tropical moist forests

Central Polynesian tropical moist forests
Central Polynesian tropical moist forests
	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	Cook Islands; Kiribati; United States;
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered
Global 200	South Pacific Islands forests
Protected	83%

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.

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