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
Location in Bogotá
Location	Engativá, Bogotá  Colombia
Coordinates	4°43′21.3″N 74°08′25.6″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

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

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See also

• Biodiversity of Colombia, Bogotá savanna, Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve
• Wetlands of Bogotá

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

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.

External links

• (in Spanish) Fundación Humedales de Bogotá
• (in Spanish) Conozca los 15 humedales de Bogotá - El Tiempo