Monsoon Forest

 Location

     - Monsoon forests are located in South Asia, Southern China, Northern Australia, and Southeast Asia.

     Interesting facts

• Monsoon forests are especially well developed in Southeast Asia and are typified by tall teak trees and thickets of bamboo.
• Monsoon forest, also called dry forest or tropical deciduous forest, open woodland in tropical areas that have a long dry season followed by a season of heavy rainfall.
• The Monsoon forests extend over the Sahyadris through the peninsular, Ganga Plains till the foothills of the Himalayas.
• One bird that thrives in the monsoon forest is the Orange-footed Scrubfowl that has evolved to bury its eggs in the monsoon forests piles of dead leaves and soft soil.