Omagua

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the Omagua Region, Amazonas, Peru
the Omagua Region, Amazonas, Peru
This article is about the region. For the native inhabitants (sometimes called the Omagua), see Cambeba.

Omagua or Low Jungle is one of the eight Natural Regions of Peru. It is located between 80 and 400 m above sea level in the Amazon rainforest. In this region, there are a lot of rivers that create meanders, swamps and lagoons.

The flora includes trees like tucuma[verification needed] (genus Tabebuia), cedar, palms (genus Phytelepha), shapaja and shebo. There are also plants like the Cattleya rex, an orchid species of the genus Cattleya.

Paiche or Arapaima, a fish species in the rivers of the Amazon, Amazonas, Peru.
Paiche or Arapaima, a fish species in the rivers of the Amazon, Amazonas, Peru.

The fauna includes animals like the Capybara (which is the biggest rodent in the world), the giant armadillo, the otter, and the Peruvian red deer. There are also some birds like the Black-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus), the hoatzin, the jabiru and the Red-and-green Macaw. And animals that live in the water like the paiche, the Amazonian Manatee, and the pipa toad.