Jaboque

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
Map showing the location of Jaboque WetlandHumedal Jaboque
Map showing the location of Jaboque WetlandHumedal Jaboque
Location in Bogotá
LocationEngativá, Bogotá
 Colombia
Coordinates4°43′21.3″N 74°08′25.6″W
Area148 ha (370 acres)
Elevation2,539 m (8,330 ft)
DesignatedSeptember 2003
Named forMuysccubun: "land of abundance"
AdministratorEAAB - ESP
WebsiteHumedal Jaboque

Etymology

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

Birds

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
cattle egret Ardeola ibis
grey-lined hawk Buteo nitidus
grey-bellied flowerpiercer Diglossa carbonaria

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Website Humedal Jaboque
  2. Moreno et al., s.a., p.10
  3. Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.8
  4. Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.11
  5. Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.34

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