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 NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean
contains Chocó–Darién moist forests NERFINISHED
Chocó–Manabí moist forests NERFINISHED
Esmeraldas–Pacific Colombia mangroves NERFINISHED
Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena mangroves NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena biodiversity hotspot NERFINISHED
recognizedAs global biodiversity hotspot
recognizedBy Conservation International NERFINISHED
spansCountry Colombia NERFINISHED
Ecuador NERFINISHED
Panama NERFINISHED

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Chocó–Darién moist forests partOf Chocó biogeographic region
Atrato River basin partOf Chocó biogeographic region
Cordillera Occidental biodiversityHotspot Chocó biogeographic region
this entity surface form: Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena hotspot
Chocó family regionType Chocó biogeographic region
this entity surface form: Chocó–Darién rainforest region
Istmina locatedInBiogeographicRegion Chocó biogeographic region
Tatamá National Natural Park partOf Chocó biogeographic region
Tatamá National Natural Park partOf Chocó biogeographic region
this entity surface form: Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena biodiversity hotspot
Wounaan people locatedIn Chocó biogeographic region
this entity surface form: Darién and Chocó regions