cloud forest

noun

: a wet tropical mountain forest at an altitude usually between 3000 and 8000 feet (1000 and 2500 meters) that is characterized by a profusion of epiphytes and the presence of clouds even in the dry season

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Native to the Andean cloud forests and mostly known in Peru, the orange-and-black bird is known for its large mohawk-like crest that almost completely covers its bill. —

Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025 The bears live in a mixture of regions including grasslands and cloud forest. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 June 2023 Or spend a night among the Amazon’s grand orchestra of wildlife sounds at regenerative travel operator 700,000 Heures Impact’s observatory tower, above the Cordillera Escalera cloud forest near Tarapoto. —

Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024 Down in the stunning, secluded Osa Peninsula, the park contains cloud forests, montane forests, prairies, wetlands, mangroves, and even oceanic habitats. —

Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cloud forest