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Humedales de la Sabana de Bogotá


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Bogota Rail Rallus semiplumbeus VU resident (-) 129 birds A1
Apolinar's Wren Cistothorus apolinari EN resident (2003) 69 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2003 Sabana de Bogotá wetland complexes Parques ecológicos Distritales (-) 5
2003 Sabana de Bogotá wetland complexes zonas de manejo del recurso hídrico (-) 5
2003 Sabana de Bogotá wetland complexes Reservas naturales (-) 5
2008 Tibaitata Distritos de Conservacion de Suelos (V) 3
2014 Humedales de Guali Tres Esquinas y Lagunas del Funzhe Distritos Regionales de Manejo Integrado (VI) 1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 98 Urban and industrial areas; Arable land; Improved pasture land
Forest 1 Second-growth or disturbed forest
Wetlands (inland) 1 Freshwater marshes/swamps

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland 60
water management 50
urban/industrial/transport 40
tourism/recreation 10
nature conservation and research 10


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Humedales de la Sabana de Bogotá (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/humedales-de-la-sabana-de-bogotá-iba-colombia on 24/12/2024.