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.

Etymology

Jaboque in Muysccubun, the language of the indigenous Muisca who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest, means "land of abundance".

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Flora and fauna

Birds

Jaboque has 81 registered bird species, of which 4 endemic.

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Endemic species unique for this wetland are:

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Gallery

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

Wetlands of Bogotá