Littoral Iracoubo - Marine


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Least Tern Sternula antillarum LC breeding - 5,000-9,500 individuals A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1995 CRIQUE ET PRIPRI YIYI Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral 61
2001 Guyane Parc naturel régional 11

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Neritic 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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