Franklin's Forest lies near the centre of the East End distinct of Grand Cayman, one of the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea. It is one of the territory's Important Bird Areas (IBAs).
Description edit
Franklin's Forest is a 111 ha tract of native tropical dry forest bordered by Conocarpus wetlands and farmland. It lies south of the Salina Reserve and east of Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park. It is unprotected and partly privately owned.[1]
Birds edit
The IBA was identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports populations of white-crowned pigeons, Cuban amazons, Caribbean elaenias, thick-billed vireos, Yucatan vireos and vitelline warblers.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Franklin's Forest". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2014. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ "Franklin's Forest, Cayman Islands (to UK) - keybiodiversityareas.org". www.keybiodiversityareas.org. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
19°17′00″N 81°08′00″W / 19.28333°N 81.13333°W
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