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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
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber	LC	resident (2005)	17,000 birds	A4i
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus	LC	non-breeding (2000–2004)	1,200 birds	A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	non-breeding (2004)	140,000–300,000 birds	A4i
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus	VU	passage (2000–2004)	1,200 birds	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)	100,000-499,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Noord Saramacca	Multiple Use Management Area (VI)	70
1966	Coppename Monding	Nature Reserve (IV)	12

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground; Improved pasture land; Perennial crops, orchards, groves; Urban and industrial areas; Urban parks and gardens
Forest	15	Mangrove
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	minor (<10)	Salt pans & salinas
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
energy production and mining	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

Owned by the state. Staatolie has an exploitation permit for oil.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Saramacca (Suriname). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-saramacca-iba-suriname on 23/12/2024.