Complejo de Humedales del Alto Rio Cauca Asociado a la Laguna de Sonso
- Country:Colombia
- Site number:2403
- Area:5,525 ha
- Designation date:14-02-2017
- Coordinates:03°55'N 76°19'W
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Overview
Consists of 24 wetlands. It is of great national and international importance because of its biological diversity. Thirty-nine plant species are identified, 25 of them on the IUCN Red List, and 162 bird species including the horned screamer (Anhima cornuta) whose populations are found only in Sonso and in the Cienaga del Conchal, also in Colombia. The Site presents a high level of endemism with five endemic fish species; the boquiancha (Genycharax tarpon); the roño (Callichthys fabricioi); the micudo (Pimelodella macrocephala); and two sardines (Hyphessobrycon poecilioides and (Gephyrocharax caucanus). The complex has outstanding ecological values due to its landscape, its biodiversity, and its considerable tourism and recreational potential. It is a source of food and water for the locals, while also providing educational opportunities through an environmental education and research centre. Threats include the growth of the population and the increase in the extent of land used for agriculture, especially sugar cane cultivation.
Administrative region:
Departamento del Valle del Cauca
- National legal designation:
- Determinante Ambiental - Mediacanoa
- Determinantes ambientales - Alborno o Zapallera
- Determinantes ambientales - El Tiber
- Determinantes ambientales - Garzonero 2
- Determinantes ambientales - Gorgonilla
- Determinantes ambientales - La Trozadita
- Determinantes ambientales - San Jose
- Determinantes ambientales - Sandrana
- Distrito Regional de Manejo Integrado - Distrito Regional de Manejo Integrado Laguna de Sonso
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico - Madre vieja Román
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - Agua Salada
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - Canta Claro
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - Cedral, Sandrana
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - El Burro
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - El Jardín
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - Gorgona
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - La Marina
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - La Nubia
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - La Trozada
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - Madre Vieja Yocambo (La Bolsa)
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - Madre vieja Chiquique
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - Madre vieja Cocal (La Isla)
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - Madre vieja Garzonero
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - Madre vieja Maizena
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - Portachuelo
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - Tiacuante, El Conchal
- Reserva de recursos naturales renovables del valle geográfico del río Cauca - Videles
- Regional (international) legal designations:
- Other international designation
- Last publication date:17-12-2019
Downloads
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)
Site map
Additional reports and documents
- Taxonomic lists of plant and animal species occurring in the site
- Other published literature