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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
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber	LC	resident	2005	5,000-10,000 individuals	A4i
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	non-breeding	2005	5,000-10,000 individuals	A4i
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica	LC	non-breeding	2005	5,000-10,000 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus	LC	non-breeding	2005	10,000-25,000 individuals	A4i
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	non-breeding	2005	7,000-10,000 individuals	A4i
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	NT	non-breeding	2005	1,000-5,000 individuals	A4i
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla	NT	non-breeding	2005	10,000-25,000 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	non-breeding	2005	100,000-1,000,000 individuals	A4i
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus	VU	non-breeding	2005	5,000-10,000 individuals	A4i
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius	LC	non-breeding	2005	1,000-5,000 individuals	A4i
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria	LC	non-breeding	2005	1,000-5,000 individuals	A4i
Willet Tringa semipalmata	LC	non-breeding	2005	1,000-5,000 individuals	A4i
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes	VU	non-breeding	2005	10,000-25,000 individuals	A4i
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca	NT	non-breeding	2005	10,000-25,000 individuals	A4i
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	non-breeding	2005	2,500-9,999 individuals	A4i
Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris	LC	breeding	2005	25,000-100,000 individuals	A4i
Rufous Crab-hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis	NT	resident	-	present	A2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2005	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	CRIQUE ET PRIPRI YIYI	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	57
2001	Guyane	Parc naturel régional	53
2008	Estuaire du fleuve Sinnamary	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	44
2008	Piste de L'Anse	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	2
2013	SAVANES ET MARAIS DE MACOURIA	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	4
2015	POINTE LIBERTE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Forest	Mangrove	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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