Techo (wetland)

Techo (Spanish: Humedal del Techo) is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the neighbourhood Techo in the locality Kennedy, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of about 11.6 hectares (29 acres).[1] Techo is located in the basins of the Bogotá River and its main tributaries Fucha and Tunjuelo.[2]

For the neighbourhood, see Techo, Bogotá.
Techo Wetland
Humedal del Techo
Location in Bogotá
LocationTecho, Kennedy, Bogotá
 Colombia
Coordinates4°38′53.0″N 74°08′35.0″W
Area11.67 ha (28.8 acres)
Elevation2,544.8 m (8,349 ft)
DesignatedSeptember 2003
Named forMuysccubun: cacique Techovita
AdministratorEAAB - ESP
WebsiteHumedal del Techo

Etymology

The name Techo is taken from Techovita, the name of a cacique in the Muisca Confederation, the former country on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense before the Spanish conquest.[3]

Flora and fauna
The common nighthawk is in the wetlands of Bogotá uniquely registered in Techo

Flora

Flora registered in Techo are among others Hydrocotyle ranunculoides, Lemna minor, Typha latifolia and Juncus bogotensis.[4]

Birds

In Techo, 53 bird species have been registered, of which one endemic, uniquely to this wetland, the common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor.[5][6]

Other bird species as the yellow-hooded blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus bogotensis), great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) and black flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis) have been spotted in Techo.[1]

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Humedal del Techo
  2. Moreno et al., s.a., p.15
  3. (in Spanish) Humedal La Vaca o Techovita website
  4. Moreno et al., s.a., p.16
  5. Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.8
  6. Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.11

Bibliography


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