Irrawaddy dry forests
| Irrawaddy dry forests | |
|---|---|
Irrawaddy dry forests in Bagan | |
Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Indomalayan realm |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 34,988 km2 (13,509 sq mi) |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Administrative divisions | |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
| Protected | 167 km² (>1%) |
The Irrawaddy dry forests is a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in central Myanmar. The ecoregion occupies portions of the Irrawaddy, Sittaung, and Salween river basins, in areas with less than 800 mm of annual rainfall.