The wetland is located within Bogota city limits, a protected jewel in one of Latin America's most modern cities. It is the remnants of what was once a vast network of wetlands and lakes, and offers unique birding opportunities within a metropolis. The wetland is gated and is patrolled by private secutiry, making it one of the safest wetlands to bird in Bogota. Open waters harbor large numbers of ruddy duck, American coot, common moorhen and spot-flanked gallinule. The reed beds are home to the endemic Bogota rail and Apolinar's wren.
A trail through riparian forest surrounding the wetland offers excellent opportunities to view the endemic silvery-throated spinetail, Andean siskin and rufous-browed conebill.
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Masked Duck
Andean Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo
Smooth-billed Ani
Spectacled Parrotlet
White-collared Swift
Sparkling Violet-ear
Tropical Screech-owl
Striped Owl
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eared Dove
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Bogota Rail
Sora
Purple Gallinule
Common Moorhen
Spot-flanked Gallinule
American Coot
Noble Snipe
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
White-tailed Kite
Roadside Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
American Kestrel
Least Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Snowy Egret
Capped Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Cattle Egret
Striated Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Least Bittern
Black Vulture
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Mountain Elaenia
White-throated Tyrannulet
Torrent Tyrannulet
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Vermillion Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
Barred Becard
Silvery-throated Spinetail
Brown-capped Vireo
Swainson's Thrush
Great Thrush
Tropical Mockingbird
Apolinar's Wren
House Wren
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Sand Martin
Barn Swallow
Andean Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Tennessee Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Canada Warbler
Slate-throated Whitestart
Golden-fronted Whitestart
Citrine Warbler
Black-crested Warbler
Bananaquit
Rufous-browed Conebill
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Fawn-breasted Tanager
Flame-faced Tanager
Golden-naped Tanager
White-sided Flowerpiercer
Glossy Flowerpiercer
Black Flowerpiercer
Yellow-backed Oriole
Yellow-hooded Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Shiny Cowbird