Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · COL
Tibú
Colombia
AfTropical, rainforest(67 %)
Species observed
514
Observations
1 235
Area
2 678,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Tibú : 23 espèces reliées par 33 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
33
Connectance
0.063
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
514 distinct species · 1 235 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,0°C
Annual rain
2 002mm
Warmest m°
31,8°C
Coldest m°
20,9°C
Elevation: 151 m on average (min 28 m, max 1 272 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,0°C
Annual rain
2 002mm
Warmest month
31,8°C
Coldest month
20,9°C
Mean alt.
151m
Min
28m
Max
1 272m
Std. dev.
164m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(67 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
40,3g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
32,2%
Silt
32,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
51,2g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
33,3%
Silt
32,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
35,9g/kg
Clay
34,8%
Sand
32,6%
Silt
32,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
33,9g/kg
Clay
37,7%
Sand
30,8%
Silt
31,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest78.4%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)21.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology15 basins · 0 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
397,8km
Basins crossed
15
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
9 192km²
Discharge in basins
268,8m³/s
Mean precip.
2 995mm/an
Mean T°
26,9°C
Moisture idx
0,39
Mean runoff
907mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
251m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Socuavosub-area1 219,6 km²overlap884.98 km²33%
- Bassin de Río Tibúsub-area1 397,1 km²overlap693.73 km²26%
- Bassin de Río Catatumbosub-area669 km²overlap409.11 km²15%
- Bassin de Río Nuevosub-area339,5 km²overlap219.75 km²8%
- Bassin de Río de Orosub-area474,1 km²overlap97.36 km²4%
- Bassin de Quebrada San Miguelsub-area435,3 km²overlap83.41 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Catatumbosub-area336,5 km²overlap78.57 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Catatumbosub-area738,4 km²overlap55.20 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Tibúsub-area621,4 km²overlap43.62 km²2%
6 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Zuliasub-area285,4 km²overlap42.68 km²2%
- Bassin de Quebrada La Esperanzasub-area604,2 km²overlap40.82 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Zuliasub-area1 405 km²overlap14.50 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Zuliasub-area1 241,2 km²overlap14.37 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Tarrasub-area1 758,6 km²overlap0.33 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada El Indiosub-area260,4 km²overlap0.18 km²0%
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Catatumboord 6len here97.68 km19%total516 km
- Río Nuevoord 4len here55.98 km88%total63 km
- Río Tibúord 5len here51.62 km100%total52 km
- Río Socuavoord 5len here50.25 km64%total78 km
- Río de Oroord 5len here32.29 km16%total200 km
- Quebrada San Miguelitoord 2len here27.94 km50%total56 km
- Río Las Indiasord 3len here25.69 km88%total29 km
- Río Brandyord 5len here20.58 km77%total27 km
- Río Socuavo Surord 2len here13.76 km100%total14 km
- Río Indioord 3len here10.74 km100%total11 km
- Río Orúord 2len here6.62 km39%total17 km
- Quebrada La Esperanzaord 4len here3.30 km8%total40 km
2 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
8,6%
Pesticides
57,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN VI · 4IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 1
Perijá
IUCN IINational Park (PN) · 1978
2 897 km²
Región Lago de Maracaibo (Sierra de Perijá) (Polígonos 1 y 2)
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
2 567 km²
Cuenca Hidrográfica Rio Zulia
IUCN Not ApplicableWatershed · 2010
2 343 km²
Catatumbo Barí
IUCN IINational Natural Park · 1989
1 609 km²
Nazareth
IUCN VICivil Society Nature Reserve · 2024
0 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Lago de MaracaiboCritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT)IUCN VI198158 243 km²
- PerijáNational Park (PN)IUCN II19782 897 km²
- Región Lago de Maracaibo (Sierra de Perijá) (Polígonos 1 y 2)Protective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI19742 567 km²
- Cuenca Hidrográfica Rio ZuliaWatershedIUCN Not Applicable20102 343 km²
- Catatumbo BaríNational Natural ParkIUCN II19891 609 km²
- NazarethCivil Society Nature ReserveIUCN VI20240 km²
- GualandayCivil Society Nature ReserveIUCN VI20180 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN