The Orinoco wetlands (NT0906) is an ecoregion of northeast Venezuela within the northern Orinoco Delta.
It holds areas of tall grasses in flooded land, surrounded by mangroves and swamp forest, giving way to the drier Llanos savanna in the west.
The Orinocowetlands (NT0906) is an ecoregion of northeast Venezuela within the northern Orinoco Delta. It holds areas of tall grasses in flooded land...
southwest. To the east the Orinocowetlands and Orinoco Delta swamp forests occupy the Orinoco Delta. The Llanos' main river is the Orinoco, which runs from west...
Occidental. The Orinoco is a region of humid forested broadleaf forest and wetland primarily comprising the drainage basin for the Orinoco River and other...
delta. The Orinoco Delta swamp forests in the lower delta plain of the Orinoco River are one of Earth's largest intact areas of wetlands. They cover...
The Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) is a critically endangered crocodile. Its population is very small, and they can only be found in the Orinoco...
only as a vagrant in Paraguay. The Orinoco goose inhabits wet savanna and the edges of large freshwater wetlands in the wet season and in the dry season...
of river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands. Most major blackwater rivers are in the Amazon Basin and the Southern...
sequestration of water by the ice caps led to wetlands receding, while forests grew and separated the Orinoco and Amazon river basins once again. Eunectes...
the Orinoco basin in Venezuela Caroni River (Trinidad and Tobago), a major river on the island of Trinidad and Tobago Caroni Swamp, a major wetland on...
to explore the Orinoco river in 1531–32 in search of gold. A veteran of Hernán Cortés's campaign in Mexico, Ordaz followed the Orinoco beyond the mouth...
(2000). "The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance: Venezuela". The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Ramsar Convention Secretariat. Archived...
Mylossoma aureum is a species of serrasalmid native to the Amazon and Orinoco Basins in South America. This species grows to a total length of 20 cm (7...
Mikrogeophagus is a genus of cichlids native to the Llanos wetlands (Orinoco basin) and Guaporé–Mamoré river system (southern Amazon basin) in tropical...
is the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) which lives in the Amazon and the Orinoco delta in South America. Several fossil species have been identified, including...
found in swamps, riparian forests, and mangroves of the Amazon and the Orinoco basins in South America. It is the only extant species in the genus Opisthocomus...
94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea Colombia has four main drainage systems: the Pacific drain, the Caribbean drain, the Orinoco Basin...
000 Orinoco crocodile C. intermedius Graves, 1819 Northern South America Size: up to 635 kg (1,400 lb) Habitat: Forest, savanna, and inland wetlands Diet:...
Guiana Shield: The Guiana Highlands proper are in Venezuela east of the Orinoco and extend across much of west-central Guyana and into the northern Roraima...
effectively in a river bed, in a wetland, or underground. The largest watershed of this type is the bifurcation of the Orinoco in the north of South America...
(33–44 lb). Typical habitats of this caiman include lakes, rivers, and wetlands. Its diet primarily consists of aquatic animals, such as snails, and occasionally...
rates of coastal wetland losses in Louisiana. They may provide a protection service for water birds nesting on islands in freshwater wetlands. American alligators...
and is found in the Upper Orinoco River basin in Venezuela and Colombia. C. habrosus, is often found in periodic wetlands, large floodplains to where...
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