El Burro
El Burro Wetland Humedal El Burro | |
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![]() El Burro Wetland | |
![]() ![]() Location in Bogotá | |
Location | Kennedy, Bogotá![]() |
Coordinates | 4°38′30″N 74°9′00″W / 4.64167°N 74.15000°WCoordinates: 4°38′30″N 74°9′00″W / 4.64167°N 74.15000°W |
Area | 18.84 ha (46.6 acres) |
Elevation | 2,541 m (8,337 ft) |
Designated | September 2003 |
Administrator | EAAB - ESP |
Website | Humedal El Burro |
El Burro (Spanish: Humedal El Burro) is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, in the locality Kennedy, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland on the Bogotá savanna covers about 19 hectares (47 acres) and is crossed by the .[1]
Flora and fauna[]
Flora[]
Flora registered in the wetland land include common duckweed (Lemna minor) and swamp smartweed (Polygonum hydropyperoides),[1] among other plant species.
Birds[]
El Burro has 33 registered bird species, among others the common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) and yellow-hooded blackbird (Agelaius icterocephalus).[1][2]
Panorama[]
See also[]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- 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. , and . s.a.
- Descripción general de los humedales de Bogotá D.C., 1-28. Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. Accessed 2017-03-03. ; , and . s.a.
External links[]
- (in Spanish) Fundación Humedales de Bogotá
- (in Spanish) Conozca los 15 humedales de Bogotá - El Tiempo
Categories:
- Wetlands of Bogotá