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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	2005	5,000-10,000 individuals	A4i
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	LC	non-breeding	2005	5,000-10,000 individuals	A4i
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica	LC	non-breeding	2005	5,000-10,000 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus	LC	non-breeding	2005	10,000-25,000 individuals	A4i
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	non-breeding	2005	7,000-10,000 individuals	A4i
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	LC	non-breeding	2005	1,000-5,000 individuals	A4i
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla	LC	non-breeding	2005	10,000-25,000 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	non-breeding	2005	100,000-1,000,000 individuals	A4i
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus	LC	non-breeding	2005	5,000-10,000 individuals	A4i
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius	LC	non-breeding	2005	1,000-5,000 individuals	A4i
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria	LC	non-breeding	2005	1,000-5,000 individuals	A4i
Willet Tringa semipalmata	LC	non-breeding	2005	1,000-5,000 individuals	A4i
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes	LC	non-breeding	2005	10,000-25,000 individuals	A4i
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca	LC	non-breeding	2005	10,000-25,000 individuals	A4i
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	unknown	2005	2,500-9,999 individuals	A4i
Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris	LC	breeding	2005	25,000-100,000 individuals	A4i
Rufous Crab-hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis	NT	resident	-	present	A2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2005	100,000-499,999 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)
SAVANES ET MARAIS DE MACOURIA	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	4,641	protected area overlaps with site	0
Sables blancs de Mana	Arrêté de protection de biotope	29,182	protected area is adjacent to site	0
POINTE LIBERTE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	82	protected area overlaps with site	0
Piste de L'Anse	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	1,735	protected area overlaps with site	0
L'Amana	Réserve naturelle nationale	14,800	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Guyane	Parc naturel régional	622,851	protected area overlaps with site	0
Estuaire du fleuve Sinnamary	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	28,400	protected area overlaps with site	0
CRIQUE ET PRIPRI YIYI	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	26,985	protected area overlaps with site	0
Basse-Mana	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	59,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0

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

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Littoral. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 17/01/2022.