El Burro

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El Burro Wetland
Humedal El Burro
El Burro Wetland
Map showing the location of El Burro Wetland Humedal El Burro
Map showing the location of El Burro Wetland Humedal El Burro
Location in Bogotá
LocationKennedy, Bogotá
 Colombia
Coordinates4°38′30″N 74°9′00″W / 4.64167°N 74.15000°W / 4.64167; -74.15000
Area18.84 ha (46.6 acres)
Elevation2,541 m (8,337 ft)
DesignatedSeptember 2003
AdministratorEAAB - ESP
WebsiteHumedal 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 Avenida Ciudad de Cali.[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

El Burro Wetland

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Moreno et al., s.a., p. 20
  2. ^ Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p. 8

Bibliography

  • Andrade L., Martha Esperanza; Benitez Castañeda, Henry. "Los Humedales de la Sabana de Bogotá: Área Importante para la Conservación de las Aves de Colombia y el Mundo" (PDF). AICAS. pp. 1–38. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  • Moreno, Vanesa; García, Juan Francisco; Villalba, Juan Carlos. "Descripción general de los humedales de Bogotá D.C." (PDF). Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. pp. 1–28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2017-03-03.