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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	2006	4,500 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus	LC	non-breeding	2000-2004	1,200 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	non-breeding	2004	65,000-100,000 individuals	A4i
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus	VU	passage	2000-2004	1,200 individuals	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	2004	50,000-99,999 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
1961	Wia-Wia	Nature Reserve	11
1969	Galibi	Nature Reserve	1
1986	Wane Kreek	Nature Reserve	1
2002	North Commewijne - Marowijne	Multiple Use Management Area	18

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	15
Forest	Mangrove	1
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Salt pans & salinas	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

Owned by the state.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Commewijne/ Marowijne (Suriname). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-commewijne-marowijne-iba-suriname on 23/11/2024.