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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Wood Stork Mycteria americana	LC	resident (2000–2005)	2,000 birds	A4i
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus	LC	non-breeding (2000–2004)	1,200 birds	A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	non-breeding (2000–2004)	6,000–37,000 birds	A4i
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus	VU	passage (2000–2004)	1,200 birds	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 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1972	Hertenrits	Nature Reserve (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	50
Forest	5	Mangrove
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	minor (<10)	Salt pans & salinas

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bigi Pan (Suriname). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bigi-pan-iba-suriname on 23/12/2024.