Techo () is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the neighbourhood Techo in the locality Kennedy, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of about . Humedal del Techo Techo is located in the basins of the Bogotá River and its main tributaries Fucha and Tunjuelo.Moreno et al., s.a., p.15
Etymology The name Techo is taken from Techovita, the name of a cacique in the Muisca Confederation, the former country on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense before the Spanish conquest. Humedal La Vaca o Techovita website
Flora and fauna
Flora Flora registered in Techo are among others Hydrocotyle ranunculoides, Lemna minor, Typha latifolia and Juncus bogotensis.Moreno et al., s.a., p.16
Birds In Techo, 53 bird species have been registered, of which one endemic, uniquely to this wetland, the common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor.Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.8Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.11
Other bird species as the yellow-hooded blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus bogotensis), great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) and black flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis) have been spotted in Techo.
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