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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
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	breeding (2005)	1,000-2,499 birds	A4i
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica	LC	non-breeding (2005–2008)	1,000-2,499 birds	A4i
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus	LC	non-breeding (2005)	1,000-2,499 birds	A4i
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	non-breeding (2005)	250-999 birds	A4i
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	NT	non-breeding (2005)	1,000-2,499 birds	A4i
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla	NT	non-breeding (2005)	2,500-9,999 birds	A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	non-breeding (2005)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4i
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus	VU	non-breeding (2005)	1,000-2,499 birds	A4i
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius	LC	non-breeding (2005)	1,000-2,499 birds	A4i
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria	LC	non-breeding (2005)	1,000-2,499 birds	A4i
Willet Tringa semipalmata	LC	non-breeding (2005)	1,000-2,499 birds	A4i
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes	VU	non-breeding (2005)	2,500-9,999 birds	A4i
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca	NT	non-breeding (2005)	250-999 birds	A4i
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla	LC	non-breeding (2005)	2,500-9,999 birds	A4i
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	non-breeding (2005)	250-999 birds	A4i
Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris	LC	breeding (2005)	250-999 birds	A4i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	non-breeding (2005)	1,000-2,499 birds	A4i
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	resident (2005)	250-999 birds	A4i
Rufous Crab-hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis	NT	resident (-)	present	A2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (2005)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1998	Marais de Kaw-Roura	Réserve naturelle nationale (IV)	50
1998	Montagne D'argent	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	<1
2001	Guyane	Parc naturel régional (V)	29
2013	RIVE DROITE DU MAHURY	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Mangrove

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plaine Kaw et Pointe Béhague (French Guiana). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plaine-kaw-et-pointe-béhague-iba-french-guiana on 23/12/2024.