Córdoba (wetland)


Córdoba is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá in Bogotá, Colombia. It is situated on the Bogotá savanna in the locality Suba between the Avenida Boyacá and Avenida Córdoba and the streets Calle 127 and Calle 116, close to the TransMilenio stations Av. Suba Calle 116 and namesake station Humedal Córdoba. The wetland covers about.

Flora and fauna

Flora

Flora registered in the wetland are among others Alnus acuminata, Ficus soatensis, Senna multiglandulosa, Spirodela intermedia, Bidens laevis, Eichornia crassipes.

Birds

Of the wetlands of Bogotá, Córdoba has the highest number of registered bird species with 96 of which 17 endemic.
Endemic species unique for this wetland are:
NameSpeciesImage
red-crested cotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus
scarlet-bellied mountain tanagerAnisognathus igniventris
stygian owlAsio stygius
black-crested warblerBasileuterus nigrocristatus
yellow-rumped caciqueCacicus cela
olive-sided flycatcherContopus cooperi
cerulean warblerDendroica cerulea
blackpoll warblerDendroica striata
masked flowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
buff-breasted mountain tanagerDubusia taeniata
snowy egretEgretta thula
streaked flycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
tropical screech owlOtus choliba
black-backed grosbeakPheucticus aureoventris
stripe-tailed yellow finchSicalis citrina
palm tanagerThraupis palmarum
black-billed thrushTurdus ignobilis

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