Jaboque
Jaboque Wetland Humedal Jaboque | |
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Location | Engativá, Bogotá Colombia |
Coordinates | 4°43′21.3″N 74°08′25.6″W / 4.722583°N 74.140444°W |
Area | 148 ha (370 acres) |
Elevation | 2,539 m (8,330 ft) |
Designated | September 2003 |
Named for | Muysccubun: "land of abundance" |
Administrator | EAAB - ESP |
Website | Humedal Jaboque |
Jaboque (
Juan Amarillo River basin.[2]
Etymology
Jaboque in
Muisca who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest, means "land of abundance".[1]
Flora and fauna
Birds
Jaboque has 81 registered bird species, of which 4 endemic.[3][4]
Endemic species unique for this wetland are:[5]
Name | Species | Image |
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great egret | Ardea alba | |
cattle egret | Ardeola ibis | |
grey-lined hawk
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Buteo nitidus | |
grey-bellied flowerpiercer | Diglossa carbonaria |
Gallery
See also
References
Bibliography
- Andrade L., Martha Esperanza, and Henry Benitez Castañeda. s.a. Los Humedales de la Sabana de Bogotá: Área Importante para la Conservación de las Aves de Colombia y el Mundo, 1-38. AICAS. Accessed 2017-03-03.
- Moreno, Vanesa; Juan Francisco García, and Juan Carlos Villalba. s.a. Descripción general de los humedales de Bogotá D.C., 1-28. Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. Accessed 2017-03-03.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Humedal del Jaboque.
- (in Spanish) Fundación Humedales de Bogotá
- (in Spanish) Conozca los 15 humedales de Bogotá - El Tiempo