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The site was identified as important in 2012 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	non-breeding	-	5,000-9,500 individuals	A4i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding	-	6,500-23,750 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Basse-Mana	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	17
1995	CRIQUE ET PRIPRI YIYI	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	1
1998	L'Amana	Réserve naturelle nationale	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amana - Marine (French Guiana). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/amana--marine-iba-french-guiana on 23/11/2024.