Data Zone
Country/territory: Panama
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii (2003)
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Area: 5,500 hectares (55.00 km2)
Site description (2003 baseline)
Chorrera Bay contains extensive mudflats (4,300 ha), extending up to 4 km offshore, from Punta San Juanito north of Chame Bay to the Caimito River estuary 15 km west of Panama City. La Chorrera, Panama’s fourth largest city, is 4 km inland from the northern part of the bay, and there is a small port facility at Puerto Caimito on the Caimito River.
Key biodiversity
Chorrera Bay is an important site for migratory shorebirds, with a maximum one-day count of 9,365 small shorebirds in November 1997. Based on turnover during passage migration, it is estimated that 36,500 Western and Semipalmated Sandpipers may pass through the site.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chorrera Bay (Panama). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chorrera-bay-iba-panama on 26/12/2024.