ocr: AFROTROPICAL REGION LSO KNOWN as the Ethiopian Aregion, this area consists of Africa south of the Sahara. With its wide variety of habitats and climates, the Afrotropical region is home to about 70 bird tamilies, 7 of which are endemic. The region has at least 1,500 bird species, many of which are ground-dwellers. In winter, its bird numbers are swollen by millions of migrants arriving from colder places farther north. - - - - - - - / DESERT AND TROPICAL TROPICAL WETLAND MOUNTAIN FOREST CRASSLAND
