The Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve or Thomas van der Hammen Forest Reserve is an area of the Bogotá savanna that is under environmental protection. The natural reserve was declared as such in year 2000 by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable development.¿A quién le sirve la CAR? It takes its name from the Dutch-Colombian geologist Thomas van der Hammen who devoted his life to the research of the region. The surface area of the protected reserve is approximately and it is located in the north of Bogotá.
The protection area has the purpose of creating an urban forest that connects the Bogotá River and the Eastern Hills of Bogotá, to preserve the underground water sources, improve the quality of the air and protect the diversity and activities of the animal species that exist there.Por qué la reserva Thomas Van Der Hammen es importante para Bogotá
Mayor of Bogotá Enrique Peñalosa has proposed construction in the Reserve that could host 1.5 million people. La franja que pone a Peñalosa a defender su primer megaproyecto - El Tiempo
Flora and fauna
The Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve is a rich natural area important for the biodiversity of the Bogotá savanna. Several endemic species have been registered, and two newly described species of butterflies were discovered in the Reserve.
Fauna Birds In the area of the reserve 187 species of birds have been registered, some of which are endangered. Las aves de la Reserva Van der Hammen…¡déjenlas volar y vivir en paz!Cortés, 2016, p.1-3 Two species, registered in the past; Cistothorus apolinari and Polystictus pectoralis have not been reported recently. Estas aves desaparecerían si Peñalosa urbaniza la reserva Thomas Van der Hammen
Name Species Image Bogotá rail Rallus semiplumbeus bronze-tailed thornbill Chalcostigma heteropogon rufous-browed conebill Conirostrum rufum spot-flanked gallinule Gallinula melanops cerulean warbler Setophaga cerulea olive-sided flycatcher Contopus cooperi snowy egret Egretta thula noble snipe Gallinago nobilis blue-throated starfrontlet Coeligena helianthea coppery-bellied puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris subtropical doradito Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis pale-bellied tapaculo Scytalopus griseicollis silvery-throated spinetail Synallaxis subpudica
Mammals Registered mammals are among others guinea pigs, Andean white-eared opossum (Didelphis pernigra), tigrillo (Leopardus tigrinus), La Reserva Van der Hammen como oportunidad para el tigrillo lanudo long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata), Comadreja reportada en la Reserva Van der Hammen and eleven species of bats.Sánchez, 2011, p.72
Bats Name Species Image big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis Seba's short-tailed bat Carollia perspicillata Geoffroy's tailless bat Anoura geoffroyi Peale's free-tailed bat Nyctinomops aurispinosus Wagner's bonneted bat Eumops glaucinus small big-eared brown bat Histiotus montanus black myotis Myotis nigricans Bogotá yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira bogotensis highland yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira ludovici
Butterflies With 350 endemic species, Colombia occupies the first position worldwide in diversity of butterflies and after Peru, the second place in total number of registered butterfly species (3274). Nuevas especies de mariposas en borde norte de Bogotá The Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve contains 23 (new studies report more than 26 with two new species in the genus Satyrinae discovered) species of butterflies. Los animales de la reserva Thomas van der Hammen Las mariposas que frenarían el plan de Peñalosa en van der Hammen Other species of butterflies have been registered:Calderón & Gualtero, 2014, p.49
Name Species Image American painted lady Vanessa virginiensis dimera sulphur Colias dimera Enyo satyr Corades enyo Julia butterfly Dryas iulia Hemiargus hanno Altopedaliodes cocytia Lasiophila circe circe Panyapedaliodes drymaea Pedaliodes phaea Actinote chea Catasticta semiramis semiramis Corades medeba Leptophobia eleone eleone Manerebia indirena Pedaliodes fuscata Pedaliodes ochrotaenia Pedaliodes phoenissa Pedaliodes polla Pedaliodes prytanis
Gallery
See also
Biodiversity of Colombia List of national parks of Colombia Wetlands of Bogotá
References
Bibliography
External links Bogotá diversa