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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
Marail Guan Penelope marail	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black Curassow Crax alector	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis	LC	resident (2005–2006)	4,000 birds	A4i
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis	NT	resident (-)	present	A1
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja	VU	resident (-)	present	A1
Yellow-billed Jacamar Galbula albirostris	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black Nunbird Monasa atra	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Guianan Toucanet Selenidera piperivora	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Green Araçari Pteroglossus viridis	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black-spotted Barbet Capito niger	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Golden-collared Woodpecker Veniliornis cassini	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Caica Parrot Pyrilia caica	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Brown-bellied Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla gutturalis	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Antwren Isleria guttata	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Spot-tailed Antwren Herpsilochmus sticturus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Todd's Antwren Herpsilochmus stictocephalus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black-throated Antshrike Frederickena viridis	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Band-tailed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanothorax	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Rufous-throated Antbird Gymnopithys rufigula	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black-headed Antbird Percnostola rufifrons	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Tiny Tyrant-manakin Tyranneutes virescens	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Capuchinbird Perissocephalus tricolor	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Boat-billed Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus josephinae	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Painted Tody-flycatcher Todirostrum pictum	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Yellow-throated Flycatcher Conopias parvus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Cayenne Jay Cyanocorax cayanus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Collared Gnatwren Microbates collaris	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Finsch's Euphonia Euphonia finschi	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Blue-backed Tanager Cyanicterus cyanicterus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1998	Central Suriname	Nature Reserve (II)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100	Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Riverine sand beaches; Rivers; Streams

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

Owned by state. In the north-western part Indigenous people from Apura have traditional hunting and fishing rights. Kabalebo Airstrip is leased by tour operator, Arapahu island in the south-west is leased by tour operator.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kabalebo / Arapahu (Suriname). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kabalebo--arapahu-iba-suriname on 23/12/2024.