Delta del Estero Real y Llanos de Apacunca
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2001
878 km²
Municipality · HND
Choluteca
Honduras
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
628
Observations
59 623
Area
1 091,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Choluteca : 20 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 42 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
42
Connectance
0.097
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
628 distinct species · 59 623 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,4°C
Annual rain
1 805mm
Warmest m°
35,7°C
Coldest m°
22,8°C
Elevation: 97 m on average (min -6 m, max 842 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,4°C
Annual rain
1 805mm
Warmest month
35,7°C
Coldest month
22,8°C
Mean alt.
97m
Min
-6m
Max
842m
Std. dev.
146m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
34,8g/kg
Clay
37,7%
Sand
24,4%
Silt
37,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
45,3g/kg
Clay
36,8%
Sand
25,1%
Silt
38,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
33,2g/kg
Clay
38,0%
Sand
24,4%
Silt
37,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
26,0g/kg
Clay
38,4%
Sand
23,8%
Silt
37,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.9%
Crops31.9%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)54.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 44 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
118,0km
Lake surface here
61,30km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 088km²
Discharge in basins
131,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 656mm/an
Mean T°
26,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,11
Mean runoff
660mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
275m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Grande o Cholutecasub-area1 333,2 km²overlap367.67 km²34%
- Bassin de Río Sampilesub-area643,4 km²overlap337.13 km²31%
- Bassin de Río Negrosub-area2 494,1 km²overlap188.12 km²17%
- Basin #02430sub-area180,9 km²overlap103.03 km²9%
- Bassin de Río Grande de Nacaomesub-area2 567,1 km²overlap76.86 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Grande o Cholutecasub-area18,7 km²overlap17.49 km²2%
- Bassin de Río El Guayabosub-area393,2 km²overlap1.40 km²0%
Lakes (44, top by area)
- Lake #15877area7,5 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #15875area5,6 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lake #15885area5,1 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lake #15883area5,1 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #15873area3,7 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lake #15878area3,3 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lake #15868area2,9 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #15869area2,9 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lake #15882area2,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
35 more lakes
- Lake #15870area2,1 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lake #15884area2 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lake #15879area1,7 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lake #15881area1,7 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lake #15874area1,6 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lake #15871area1,5 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lake #15876area1,3 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #15880area1,3 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1074083area0,8 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1074090area0,8 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1074094area0,7 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1074088area0,6 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1074068area0,6 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1074082area0,6 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1074032area0,5 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1074096area0,5 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1074093area0,4 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1074089area0,4 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1074087area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1074075area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1074085area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1074095area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1074091area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1074079area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1074080area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1074073area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1074070area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1074077area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1074081area0,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1074074area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1074086area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1074092area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1074084area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1074076area0,1 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1074078area0,1 km²avg depth1.5 m
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Grande o Cholutecaord 5len here44.70 km10%total462 km
- Río Iztocaord 3len here27.85 km100%total28 km
- Río Sampileord 3len here14.48 km34%total42 km
- Estero El Pasadizo de La Berberíaord 2len here13.98 km100%total14 km
- Río Grande o Cholutecaord 1len here4.34 km95%total5 km
- Quebrada de Aguaord 1len here3.64 km100%total4 km
- Estero El Pasadizo de La Berberíaord 3len here3.45 km58%total6 km
- Estero Los Perejilesord 2len here2.28 km18%total13 km
- Estero Las Salinasord 1len here1.64 km60%total3 km
- Quebrada Las Arenasord 1len here1.61 km100%total2 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,9nW
Built-up
81,2%
Pesticides
52,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN IV · 6IUCN Not Reported · 2🌊 Marine · 6
Delta Estero Real
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 1983
862 km²
Sistema de Humedales de la Zona Sur de Honduras
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1999
751 km²
San Lorenzo
IUCN IVHabitat/Species Management Area · 1999
153 km²
San Bernardo
IUCN IVHabitat/Species Management Area · 1999
95 km²
El Jicarito
IUCN IVHabitat/Species Management Area · 1999
69 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Delta del Estero Real y Llanos de ApacuncaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV2001878 km²
- Delta Estero RealNature ReserveIUCN IV1983862 km²
- Sistema de Humedales de la Zona Sur de HondurasWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported1999751 km²
- San LorenzoHabitat/Species Management AreaIUCN IV1999153 km²
- San BernardoHabitat/Species Management AreaIUCN IV199995 km²
- El JicaritoHabitat/Species Management AreaIUCN IV199969 km²
- La BerberiaHabitat/Species Management AreaIUCN IV199957 km²
- TaizaPrivate Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20181 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN