Jaboque

Jaboque Wetland
*Humedal Jaboque*
Jaboque Wetland; Humedal Jaboque
	Jaboque Wetland
	Location in Bogotá
Location	Engativá, Bogotá; Colombia
Coordinates	4°43′21.3″N 74°08′25.6″W / 4.722583°N 74.140444°W
Area	148 ha (370 acres)
Elevation	2,539 m (8,330 ft)
Designated	September 2003
Named for	Muysccubun: "land of abundance"
Administrator	EAAB - ESP
Website	Humedal Jaboque

Jaboque (Spanish: Humedal de Jaboque) is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the locality Engativá, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland, close to the Bogotá River on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of 148 hectares (370 acres).^[1] The wetland is close to El Dorado International Airport in the Juan Amarillo River basin.^[2]

Etymology[edit]

Jaboque in Muysccubun, the language of the indigenous Muisca who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest, means "land of abundance".^[1]

Flora and fauna[edit]

Birds[edit]

Jaboque has 81 registered bird species, of which 4 endemic.^[3]^[4]

Endemic species unique for this wetland are:^[5]

Name	Species	Image
great egret	Ardea alba
cattle egret	Ardeola ibis
grey-lined hawk	Buteo nitidus
grey-bellied flowerpiercer	Diglossa carbonaria

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b (in Spanish) Website Humedal Jaboque
^ Moreno et al., s.a., p.10
^ Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.8
^ Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.11
^ 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.

External links[edit]

(in Spanish) Fundación Humedales de Bogotá
(in Spanish) Conozca los 15 humedales de Bogotá - El Tiempo

[HumedalJaboque-1] (in Spanish) Website Humedal Jaboque

[Humedales_p10-2] Moreno et al., s.a., p.10

[Andrade_p8-3] Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.8

[Andrade_p11-4] Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.11

[Andrade_p34-5] Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.34

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v t e Bogotá, Capital District
	Administrative subdivision in 20 localities	Usaquén Chapinero Santa Fe San Cristóbal Usme Tunjuelito Bosa Kennedy Fontibón Engativá Suba Barrios Unidos Teusaquillo Los Mártires Antonio Nariño Puente Aranda La Candelaria Rafael Uribe Uribe Ciudad Bolívar Sumapaz
	Metropolitan Area	Bogotá Soacha Chía Facatativá Zipaquirá Mosquera Madrid Funza Cajicá Sibaté Tocancipá La Calera Sopó Tabio Cota Tenjo Gachancipá Bojacá
	Geography	Eastern Hills Guadalupe Monserrate Suba Hills Bogotá River Fucha Juan Amarillo Soacha Tunjuelo Savanna TvdH Reserve Wetlands
	Timeline History Prehistory First inhabitants Muisca Bacatá Conquest and foundation Post-colonial history Categories

v t e Wetlands of Bogotá
Protected	Guaymaral y Torca La Conejera Córdoba Tibabuyes Jaboque Santa María del Lago El Burro La Vaca Techo Capellanía Meandro del Say Tibanica El Salitre La Isla
Unprotected	Chicú Chorrillos La Florida Laguna Encantada La Libélula Tingua Azul