Orinoco wetlands

Orinoco wetlands (NT0906)
River bank in Boca de Uracoa, Monagas
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmNeotropical
BiomeFlooded grasslands and savannas
Geography
Area5,957 km2 (2,300 sq mi)
CountryVenezuela
Coordinates9°21′36″N 62°25′55″W / 9.360°N 62.432°W / 9.360; -62.432
Climate typeAf: equatorial, fully humid

The Orinoco wetlands (NT0906) is an ecoregion of northeast Venezuela within the northern Orinoco Delta. It holds areas of tall grasses in flooded land, surrounded by mangroves and swamp forest, giving way to the drier Llanos savanna in the west.