Córdoba ( es, Humedal de Córdoba) is a
wetland
A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The p ...
, part of the
Wetlands of Bogotá in
Bogotá, Colombia. It is situated on the
Bogotá savanna
The Bogotá savanna is a montane savanna, located in the southwestern part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the center of Colombia. The Bogotá savanna has an extent of and an average altitude of . The savanna is situated in the Eastern Ran ...
in the locality
Suba between the Avenida Boyacá and Avenida Córdoba and the streets Calle 127 and Calle 116, close to the
TransMilenio
TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that serves Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, and Soacha. The system opened to the public in December 2000, covering Caracas Avenue and 80 street. Other lines were added gradually over the next s ...
stations
Av. Suba Calle 116 and namesake station
Humedal Córdoba.
[Sandoval Rincón, 2013, p.96] The wetland covers about .
[Moreno et al., s.a., p.7]
Flora and fauna
Flora
Flora registered in the wetland are among others ''
Alnus acuminata
''Alnus acuminata'' is a species of deciduous tree in the Betulaceae family. It is found in montane forests from central Mexico to Argentina.Zuloaga, F. O., O. N. Morrone, M. J. Belgrano, C. Marticorena & E. Marchesi. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de la ...
'', ''
Ficus soatensis'', ''
Senna multiglandulosa'', ''Spirodela intermedia'', ''
Bidens laevis'', ''
Eichornia crassipes''.
[Moreno et al., s.a., p.8]
Birds
Of the wetlands of Bogotá, Córdoba has the highest number of registered bird species with 96 of which 17
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
.
[Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.8][Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.11]
Endemic species unique for this wetland are:
[Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.34]
Gallery
File:Humedal de Córdoba.jpg,
File:Bogotá Humedal de Córdoba.JPG,
File:Bogotá árboles en el Humedal de Córdoba.JPG,
File:Bogotá Humedal de Córdoba Vegetación.JPG,
File:Bogotá vegetación Humedal Córdoba.JPG,
File:Bogotá Vegetación en el Humedal de Córdoba.JPG,
File:Borde del Humedal de Córdoba Vegetación.JPG,
See also
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Biodiversity of Colombia,
Bogotá savanna
The Bogotá savanna is a montane savanna, located in the southwestern part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the center of Colombia. The Bogotá savanna has an extent of and an average altitude of . The savanna is situated in the Eastern Ran ...
,
Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve
The Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve or Thomas van der Hammen Forest Reserve is an area of the Bogotá savanna that is under environmental protection. The natural reserve was declared as such in year 2000 by the Ministry of Environment and Sus ...
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Wetlands of Bogotá
References
Bibliography
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External links
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Fundación Humedales de Bogotá*
Conozca los 15 humedales de Bogotá-
El Tiempo
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Wetlands of Bogotá