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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	17,000 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus	LC	non-breeding	2000-2004	1,200 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	non-breeding	2004	140,000-300,000 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	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
-	Noord Saramacca	Multiple Use Management Area	70
1966	Coppename Monding	Nature Reserve	12
1985	Coppenamemonding	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	6

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground, Improved pasture land, Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Urban and industrial areas, Urban parks and gardens	20
Forest	Mangrove	15
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Salt pans & salinas	minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.