Laguna De Sonso Nature Reserve
Fauna
Birds recorded from the reserve include the fulvous whistling duck, blue-winged teal, osprey, wattled jacana, black-necked stilt, cocoi heron, striated heron, anhinga and neotropic cormorant. Of special interest are the grayish piculet, apical flycatcher, bar-crested antshrike and the scrub tanager. The reserve also supports the only remaining population of the horned screamer in the region.
Mammals found there include common opossum, Pallas's long-tongued bat, common vampire bat, tapeti, capybara, and nine-banded armadillo. There are also cane toads and common snapping turtles, as well as several native and introduced fish species which provide the basis of a local fishing industry, including the native Prochilodus magdalenae which uses the wetlands for spawning.
References
- ^ "Complejo de Humedales del Alto Rio Cauca Asociado a la Laguna de Sonso". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Reserva Natural Laguna de Sonso". IBA Factsheet. BirdLife International. 2009. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- "Reserva Natural Laguna de Sonso". CVC OGAT Centro Sur: Instituto de Piscicultura, Buga. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-07-16.