Córdoba (wetland)

Wetland in Bogotá, Colombia
4°42′13.4″N 74°3′59.7″W / 4.703722°N 74.066583°W / 4.703722; -74.066583Area40.51 ha (100.1 acres)Elevation2,548 m (8,360 ft)DesignatedSeptember 2003Named forCórdoba RiverAdministratorEAAB - ESPWebsiteHumedal de Córdoba

Córdoba (Spanish: Humedal de Córdoba) is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá in Bogotá, Colombia. It is situated on the Bogotá savanna in the locality Suba between the Avenida Boyacá and Avenida Córdoba and the streets Calle 127 and Calle 116, close to the TransMilenio stations Av. Suba Calle 116 and namesake station Humedal Córdoba.[1] The wetland covers about 40 hectares (99 acres).[2]

Flora and fauna

Flora

Flora registered in the wetland are among others Alnus acuminata, Ficus soatensis, Senna multiglandulosa, Spirodela intermedia, Bidens laevis, Eichornia crassipes.[3]

Birds

Of the wetlands of Bogotá, Córdoba has the highest number of registered bird species with 96 of which 17 endemic.[4][5]

Endemic species unique for this wetland are:[6]

Name Species Image
red-crested cotinga Ampelion rubrocristatus
scarlet-bellied mountain tanager Anisognathus igniventris
stygian owl Asio stygius
black-crested warbler Basileuterus nigrocristatus
yellow-rumped cacique Cacicus cela
olive-sided flycatcher Contopus cooperi
cerulean warbler Dendroica cerulea
blackpoll warbler Dendroica striata
masked flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea
buff-breasted mountain tanager Dubusia taeniata
snowy egret Egretta thula
streaked flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
tropical screech owl Otus choliba
black-backed grosbeak Pheucticus aureoventris
stripe-tailed yellow finch Sicalis citrina
palm tanager Thraupis palmarum
black-billed thrush Turdus ignobilis

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See also

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References

  1. ^ Sandoval Rincón, 2013, p.96
  2. ^ Moreno et al., s.a., p.7
  3. ^ Moreno et al., s.a., p.8
  4. ^ Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.8
  5. ^ Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.11
  6. ^ Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.34

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.
  • Sandoval Rincón, Diana Marcela. 2013. Protected Areas in the City, Urban Wetlands of Bogotá. Cuadernos de Vivienda y Urbanismo 6. 80-103. Accessed 2017-03-03.

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