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Location French Guiana
Central coordinates 53o 59.53' West  5o 25.83' North
IBA criteria A2, A4i, A4iii
Area 0 ha
Altitude
Year of IBA assessment 2008





Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber resident  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
Rufous Crab-hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis resident  unknown [units unknown]  A2  Least Concern 
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica non-breeding  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola non-breeding  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus non-breeding  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus non-breeding  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus non-breeding  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca non-breeding  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes non-breeding  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria non-breeding  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius non-breeding  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus non-breeding  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres non-breeding  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla non-breeding  2005  poor  A4i  Near Threatened 
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla non-breeding  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
Least Tern Sterna antillarum unknown  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
Yellow-billed Tern Sterna superciliaris unknown  2005  poor  A4i  Least Concern 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds non-breeding  2005  poor  A4iii   

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