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Amana


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
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 VU 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 NT 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 VU 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 VU non-breeding 2005 2,500-9,999 individuals A4i
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca NT 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 breeding 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1993 Basse-Mana Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 100
1995 Sables blancs de Mana Arrêté de protection de biotope 20
1998 L'Amana Réserve naturelle nationale 29
1998 KANAWA Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral 3
1998 POINTE ISERE – SAVANE SARCELLE Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral 1
2001 Guyane Parc naturel régional 48

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Mangrove -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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