El Burro
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]
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| Location | Kennedy, Bogotá |
| Coordinates | 4°38′30″N 74°9′00″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
Flora
Flora registered in the wetland land include common duckweed (Lemna minor) and swamp smartweed (Polygonum hydropyperoides),[1] among other plant species.
Birds
El Burro has 33 registered bird species, among others the common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) and yellow-hooded blackbird (Agelaius icterocephalus).[1][2]
Panorama
See also
References
- Moreno et al., s.a., p.20
- Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.8
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
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