| Techo Wetland | |
| Map: | Colombia Bogotá |
| Map Width: | 150 |
| Mark: | Green pog.svg |
| Marker Size: | 12 |
| Location: | Techo, Kennedy, Bogotá |
| Coordinates: | 4.6481°N -74.1431°W |
| Area Ha: | 11.67 |
| Elevation: | 2544.8m (8,349.1feet) |
| Designated: | September 2003 |
| Named For: | Muysccubun cacique Techovita |
| Administrator: | EAAB - ESP |
Techo (es|Humedal del Techo) is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the neighbourhood Techo in the locality Kennedy, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of about 11.6ha.[1] Techo is located in the basins of the Bogotá River and its main tributaries Fucha and Tunjuelo.[2]
The name Techo is taken from Techovita, the name of a cacique in the Muisca Confederation, the former country on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense before the Spanish conquest.[3]
Flora registered in Techo are among others Hydrocotyle ranunculoides, Lemna minor, Typha latifolia and Juncus bogotensis.[4]
In Techo, 53 bird species have been registered, of which one endemic, uniquely to this wetland, the common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor.[5] [6]
Other bird species as the yellow-hooded blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus bogotensis), great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) and black flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis) have been spotted in Techo.[1]