Jaboque (Spanish: Humedal de Jaboque) is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the locality Engativá, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland, close to the Bogotá River on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of 148 hectares (370 acres).[1] The wetland is close to El Dorado International Airport in the Juan Amarillo River basin.[2]
| Jaboque Wetland Humedal Jaboque | |
|---|---|
 Jaboque Wetland | |
  Location in Bogotá | |
| 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 |
Etymology edit
Jaboque in Muysccubun, the language of the indigenous Muisca who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest, means "land of abundance".[1]
Flora and fauna edit
Birds edit
Jaboque has 81 registered bird species, of which 4 endemic.[3][4]
Endemic species unique for this wetland are:[5]
| Name | Species | Image |
|---|---|---|
| great egret | Ardea alba | _Tobago.jpg) |
| cattle egret | Ardeola ibis |  |
| grey-lined hawk | Buteo nitidus | .jpg) |
| grey-bellied flowerpiercer | Diglossa carbonaria |  |
Gallery edit
See also edit
References edit
Bibliography edit
- 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 edit
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