Neotropical

Neotropical designates the biogeographic region encompassing Central and South America, the Caribbean, and southern Mexico.

Scientists use it to classify species native to this zone: Neotropical migrants are birds that breed in North America but winter in the tropics.

The Neotropical realm is renowned for its exceptional biodiversity—jaguars, toucans, poison dart frogs, and countless plant species found nowhere else: Neotropical forests harbor more tree species per hectare than anywhere on Earth.