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]
| El Burro Wetland Humedal El Burro | |
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 El Burro Wetland | |
  Location in Bogotá | |
| Location | Kennedy, Bogotá Colombia |
| Coordinates | 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 |
Flora and fauna
editFlora
editFlora registered in the wetland land include common duckweed (Lemna minor) and swamp smartweed (Polygonum hydropyperoides),[1] among other plant species.
Birds
editEl Burro has 33 registered bird species, among others the common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) and yellow-hooded blackbird (Agelaius icterocephalus).[1][2]
Panorama
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See also
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References
editBibliography
edit- 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-10. 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.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Fundación Humedales de Bogotá
- (in Spanish) Conozca los 15 humedales de Bogotá - El Tiempo