What are the animals found on the Caroni Plain?

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• Great pondhawk dragonfly (Erythemis vesiculosa)
• Four-eyed fish (Anableps anableps)
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• Scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) flying in to roost.
• Roosting scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber)

1. What kind of animals live in the Caroni Swamp?
2. Why is the Caroni Swamp important to Trinidad and Tobago?
3. Which country is Caroni Swamp?
4. What type of mangrove is found in the Caroni Swamp?
5. What are the plains in Trinidad and Tobago?
6. What does Caroni mean?
7. What is the biggest swamp in Trinidad and Tobago?
8. How many swamps are in Trinidad?
9. Why is the Caroni Bird Sanctuary important?
10. Is Caroni Swamp a Ramsar site?
11. Where is the Caroni River located?
12. Where are the mangroves in Trinidad?
13. What are the main types of mangroves that can be found in the Caribbean?
14. What are the three swamps in Trinidad?
15. What do plains look like?
16. Where is the naparima plain?
17. What are some landforms in Trinidad and Tobago?

What kind of animals live in the Caroni Swamp?

The Swamp is known for many different species, including caimans, swamp boas, crabs of different types, herons and egrets, bur in particular the Scarlet Ibis, one of Trinidad's National birds. Most of the Ibises feed in Venezuela eleven miles away.

Why is the Caroni Swamp important to Trinidad and Tobago?

The Caroni Swamp is the second largest mangrove wetland in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The wetland provides a variety of habitats for flora and faunal species and as such, supports a rich biodiversity. It is highly productive system that provides food and protection and is a nursery for marine and freshwater species.

Which country is Caroni Swamp?

Caroni River, river in northwestern Trinidad, in the country of Trinidad and Tobago in the southern Caribbean Sea.

What type of mangrove is found in the Caroni Swamp?

The dominant mangrove species is the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). This mangrove area serves as a breeding/nursery habitat for fish (marine and freshwater species) and shrimp, which sustains fisheries in the Gulf of Paria.

What are the plains in Trinidad and Tobago?

On the island of Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Caroni Plain is a lowland area between the Northern Range and the Central Range. The lowland areas to the south of the Central Range are the Naparima Plain on the west and the Nariva Plain on the east.

What does Caroni mean?

Caroni (-uni, a suffix meaning 'water', also in Venezuela)

What is the biggest swamp in Trinidad and Tobago?

The Nariva Swamp is the largest freshwater wetland in Trinidad and Tobago and has been designated a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. The swamp is located on the east coast of Trinidad, immediately inland from the Manzanilla Bay through Biche and covers over 60 square kilometres (23 mi²).

How many swamps are in Trinidad?

There are two main swamps, the Caroni and Nariva. The former is essentially brackish and covered in mangrove. The latter is more of a freshwater swamp with mangrove along its outer edges, close to the sea. Both are home to adaptive plants, many different insects and fish.

Why is the Caroni Bird Sanctuary important?

Caroni Swamp supports a rich biodiversity. It is a very productive area of wetland that provides food (organic production) and also provides protection. It is also a nursery for marine and freshwater species. Caroni Swamp is important economically and is a popular site for ecotourism.

Is Caroni Swamp a Ramsar site?

The Caroni Swamp is located 13^o 30- 39' N, 61^o 25 – 30' W, which on the west coast of Trinidad, 3.5km south west of Port – of – Spain.

Where is the Caroni River located?

Caroni River, river in northwestern Trinidad, in the country of Trinidad and Tobago in the southern Caribbean Sea.

Where are the mangroves in Trinidad?

Mangroves are found on all coasts of the island of Trinidad and are predominantly estuarine but they are also found in association with lagoons, in coastal fringe areas, in basins, and around salt ponds.

What are the main types of mangroves that can be found in the Caribbean?

Such areas are characterized by five mangrove species that are common along the Colombian Caribbean Sea [21]: Rhizophora mangle, Avicennia germinans, Laguncularia racemosa, Conocarpus erectus, and Pelliciera rhizophorae. ennia germinans, Laguncularia racemosa, Conocarpus erectus, and Pelliciera rhizophorae.

What are the three swamps in Trinidad?

The theme of World Wetland is particularly pertinent to Trinidad and Tobago, considering the livelihood opportunities that are provided by the country's three Ramsar sites, the Caroni Swamp, Nariva and the Buccoo Reef Bon Accord Lagoon Complex.

What do plains look like?

In geography, a plain is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands.

Where is the naparima plain?

On the island of Trinidad, the Naparima Plain is a broad lowland area on the west between the Central Range and the Southern Range (see map); the lowland area on the east is the Nariva Plain.

What are some landforms in Trinidad and Tobago?

Landforms of Trinidad and Tobago: Southern Caribbean, Nariva Swamp, Mayaro, San Fernando Hill, Pitch Lake, Gulf of Paria, Maraval, Maracas-saint ...