List of ecoregions in Honduras

This is a list of ecoregions in Honduras as defined by the World Wildlife Fund and the Freshwater Ecoregions of the World database.

Terrestrial ecoregions

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

• Central American Atlantic moist forests[1]
• Central American montane forests[2]

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

• Central American dry forests[3]

Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests

• Central American pine-oak forests[4]
• Miskito pine forests[5]

Mangroves

• Gulf of Fonseca mangroves[6]
• Mosquitia-Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast mangroves[7]
• Northern Honduras mangroves[8]

Freshwater ecoregions

Tropical and subtropical coastal rivers

• Chiapas - Fonseca[9]
• Quintana Roo - Motagua[10]
• Mosquitia[11]
• Estero Real - Tempisque[12]

Marine ecoregions

Tropical Northwestern Atlantic

• Western Caribbean[13] (includes the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef[14])
• Southwestern Caribbean[13]

Tropical East Pacific

• Chiapas-Nicaragua[13]

References

1. "Central American Atlantic moist forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
2. "Central American montane forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
3. "Central American dry forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
4. "Central American pine-oak forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
5. "Miskito pine forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
6. "Gulf of Fonseca mangroves". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
7. "Mosquitia-Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast mangroves". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
8. "Northern Honduras mangroves". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
9. "Chiapas - Fonseca". Freshwater Ecoregions of the World. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
10. "Quintana Roo - Motagua". Freshwater Ecoregions of the World. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
11. "Mosquitia". Freshwater Ecoregions of the World. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
12. "Estero Real - Tempisque". Freshwater Ecoregions of the World. Archived from the original on 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
13. "Marine Ecoregions (Spalding 2007). [Map by] GEOMAR, University of Seville, Department of Human Geography". Marine ecoregions. marineplan.es. Archived from the original (JPG) on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
14. "Mesoamerican Reef". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.