Sipaliwini Nature Reserve (23534)
Suriname, South America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2008
National site name: Sipaliwini Natuurreservaat
Central coordinates: Latitude: 2.0430, Longitude: -56.0323
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 259 to 757
Area of KBA (km2): 774.853187
Protected area coverage (%): 95.12
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD’
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Sipaliwini Nature Reserve contains the sipaliwini savanna which is a northern extension of the Paru-savanna in Brazil. There are gallery forests, freshwater swamps, isolated patches of forests and granite outcroppings. This site is also habitat for the rare Blue poison arrow frog. There are two airstrips in the nature reserve. There are villages of the local indigenous people near the airstrip.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: One endangered species occurs in the reserve, Aratinga solstitialis Sun Parakeet. Two near-threatened species also occur here, Euscarthmus rufomarginatus Rufous-sided Pygmy-Tyrant and Polystictus pectoralis Bearded Tachuri. The total number of species is 369 of which 27 are biome restricted. Hence it is an IBA on A1 and A3 critria. Non-bird biodiversity: The Sipaliwinisavanna is also a habitat for the threatened Poison arrow frog (Dendrobates Azureus), the rare Jabiru mycteria, the jaguar (Panthera onca), the giant riverotter (Pteronura brasiliensis).
Other site values: Nature Reserve owned by the state, gold concession, validity of the concession is not sure. Indigenous people have traditional hunting rights. Acces. It is custom that this area is entered after permission has been given by the chief of the Tareno tribe.
Habitats
Land use: energy production and mining | hunting | nature conservation and research
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 35 | |
| Savanna | 65 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Illegal and legal catching of birds and animals for the pet trade. For maintaining of the savanna burning is nescessary. Some say there is too much burning others say there is not enough burning.