Santa María del Lago (Spanish: Humedal Santa María del Lago) is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the locality Engativá, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of 12 hectares (30 acres), of which 4 hectares (9.9 acres) water.[1]
| Santa María del Lago Wetland Humedal Santa María del Lago | |
|---|---|
 Santa María del Lago Wetland | |
  Location in Bogotá | |
| Location | Engativá, Bogotá Colombia |
| Coordinates | 4°41′41.0″N 74°05′39.0″W / 4.694722°N 74.094167°W |
| Area | 12 ha (30 acres) |
| Elevation | 2,549 m (8,363 ft) |
| Designated | September 2003 |
| Administrator | EAAB - ESP |
| Website | Humedal Santa María del Lago |
Flora and fauna
editInsects
editThe dragonfly species Ischnura cruzi has been registered in Santa María del Lago, as well as in La Conejera and La Florida.[2]
Birds
editSanta María del Lago hosts 43 bird species.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Moreno et al., s.a., p.26
- ^ Bota-Sierra, C.; Palacino, F.; Rache, L. (2016). "Ischnura cruzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T49254523A49255309. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49254523A49255309.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.8
Bibliography
edit- Andrade L., Martha Esperanza; Benitez Castañeda, Henry, Los Humedales de la Sabana de Bogotá: Área Importante para la Conservación de las Aves de Colombia y el Mundo (PDF), AICAS, pp. 1–38, retrieved 2017-03-03
- Moreno, Vanesa; García, Juan Francisco; Villalba, Juan Carlos, Descripción general de los humedales de Bogotá D.C. (PDF), Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia, pp. 1–28, retrieved 2017-03-03
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Fundación Humedales de Bogotá
- (in Spanish) Conozca los 15 humedales de Bogotá - El Tiempo