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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
Wood Stork Mycteria americana	LC	unknown	2000-2005	2,000 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus	LC	non-breeding	2000-2004	1,200 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	non-breeding	2000-2004	6,000-37,000 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	2000-2004	20,000-49,999 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)
Hertenrits	Nature Reserve	100	protected area overlaps with site	0
Bigi Pan	Multiple Use Management Area	153,768	protected area contains site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Coastline	Lagoons, Intertidal mud, sand & salt flats, Salt & brackish marshes	-
Forest	Mangrove	-
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Ephemeral pools and wetlands, Freshwater lakes and pools, Freshwater marshes/swamps, Saline/alkaline lakes, Salt pans/salinas, Salt/brackish marshes, Coastal lagoons, Intertidal mud, sand or salt flats, Estuarine waters	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

The Bigi Pan area is owned by the state Suriname is placed at the disposal of the Ministry of Physical Planning Land and Forest Management.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bigi Pan. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/01/2022.