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 . The wetland is close to El Dorado International Airport in the Juan Amarillo River basin.Moreno et al., s.a., p.10
Etymology Jaboque in Muysccubun, the language of the indigenous Muisca who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest, means "land of abundance". Website Humedal Jaboque
Flora and fauna
Birds Jaboque has 81 registered bird species, of which 4 endemic.Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.8Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.11
Endemic species unique for this wetland are:Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.34 Name Species Image great egret Ardea alba cattle egret Ardeola ibis grey-lined hawk Buteo nitidus grey-bellied flowerpiercer Diglossa carbonaria
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See also
Biodiversity of Colombia, Bogotá savanna, Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve Wetlands of Bogotá
References
Bibliography
External links
Fundación Humedales de Bogotá Conozca los 15 humedales de Bogotá - El Tiempo