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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber	LC	resident	2006	4,500 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus	LC	non-breeding	2000-2004	1,200 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	non-breeding	2004	65,000-100,000 individuals	A4i
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus	LC	passage	2000-2004	1,200 individuals	A4i
Rufous Crab-hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis	NT	resident	-	present	A2
Arrowhead Piculet Picumnus minutissimus	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Blood-colored Woodpecker Veniliornis sanguineus	LC	resident	-	present	A2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2004	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Wia-Wia	Nature Reserve	36,000	protected area contained by site	36,000
Wane Kreek	Nature Reserve	45,400	protected area overlaps with site	0
North Commewijne - Marowijne	Multiple Use Management Area	61,500	protected area contained by site	61,500
Galibi	Nature Reserve	4,000	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Coastal lagoons, Ephemeral pools and wetlands, Freshwater lakes and pools, Freshwater marshes/swamps, Intertidal mud, sand or salt flats, Salt pans/salinas, Salt/brackish marshes, Sand dunes and beaches	-
Forest	Mangrove	-
Coastline	Intertidal mud, sand & salt flats, Lagoons, Salt & brackish marshes, Sand dunes & beaches, Sandbars, sandbanks, sandspits	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
not utilised	-
tourism/recreation	-
agriculture	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Northern Commewijne/ Marowijne. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 17/08/2022.