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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 at site	IBA criteria triggered
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis	LC	resident	2005	250-999 individuals	A4i
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber	LC	resident	2005	1,000-2,499 individuals	A4i
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	LC	non-breeding	2005	1,000-2,499 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus	LC	non-breeding	2005	1,000-2,499 individuals	A4i
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris	LC	non-breeding	2005	50-249 individuals	A4i
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	non-breeding	2005	250-999 individuals	A4i
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla	LC	non-breeding	2005	2,500-9,999 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	non-breeding	2005	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4i
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus	LC	non-breeding	2005	1,000-2,499 individuals	A4i
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius	LC	non-breeding	2005	1,000-2,499 individuals	A4i
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria	LC	non-breeding	2005	1,000-2,499 individuals	A4i
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes	LC	non-breeding	2005	2,500-9,999 individuals	A4i
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca	LC	non-breeding	2005	250-999 individuals	A4i
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	non-breeding	2005	250-999 individuals	A4i
Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris	LC	breeding	2005	250-999 individuals	A4i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	unknown	2005	1,000-2,499 individuals	A4i
Rufous Crab-hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis	NT	resident	-	present	A2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2005	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Sables blancs de Mana	Arrêté de protection de biotope	29,182	protected area overlaps with site	0
POINTE ISERE – SAVANE SARCELLE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	465	protected area contained by site	0
L'Amana	Réserve naturelle nationale	14,800	protected area overlaps with site	0
KANAWA	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	1,128	protected area overlaps with site	0
Guyane	Parc naturel régional	622,851	protected area overlaps with site	0
CRIQUE ET PRIPRI YIYI	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	26,985	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Basse-Mana	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	59,000	protected area contains site	59,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mangrove	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amana. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/23889 on 05/06/2023.