La Conejera (Spanish: Humedal La Conejera) is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the locality Suba, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland, in the Juan Amarillo River basin on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of 58.9 hectares (146 acres).[1]
| La Conejera Wetland Humedal La Conejera | |
|---|---|
  Location in Bogotá | |
| Location | Suba, Bogotá Colombia |
| Coordinates | 4°45′42.1″N 74°06′09.2″W / 4.761694°N 74.102556°W |
| Area | 58.9 ha (146 acres) |
| Elevation | 2,544 m (8,346 ft) |
| Designated | September 2003 |
| Administrator | EAAB - ESP |
| Website | Humedal La Conejera |
Flora and fauna
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Insects
editThe dragonfly species Ischnura cruzi has been registered in La Conejera, as well as in Santa María del Lago and Metropolitan Park La Florida.[2]
Birds
editLa Conejera contains the second-most bird species of the wetlands of Bogotá, after Córdoba Wetland, with 95, of which 6 endemic.[3][4] The habitat of the American coot has been studied in 2002. The floating pennywort (Hydrocotyle ranunculoides), present in various wetlands of Bogotá, proved essential for the bird.[5]
Endemic species unique for this wetland are:[6]
| Name | Species | Image |
|---|---|---|
| upland sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda |  |
| Swainson's hawk | Buteo swainsoni | _RWD.jpg) |
| ruddy ground dove | Columbina talpacoti |  |
| bay-breasted warbler | Dendroica castanea |  |
| red-crowned woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | _female.jpg) |
| American cliff swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |  |
Panorama
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See also
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References
edit- ^ Moreno et al., s.a., p.23
- ^ Bota-Sierra, C.; Palacino, F.; Rache, L. (2016). "Ischnura cruzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T49254523A49255309. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49254523A49255309.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.8
- ^ Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.11
- ^ Otero Durán, 2002, p.34
- ^ Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.34
Bibliography
edit- 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.
- Otero Durán, Ivonne. 2002. Hábitat functional de la Focha Americana (Fulica americana columbiana) en un humedal de la Sabana de Bogotá (BSc), 1-47. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Accessed 2017-03-03.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Fundación Humedales de Bogotá
- (in Spanish) Conozca los 15 humedales de Bogotá - El Tiempo