Manglares de San Pedro de Vice
Location
Sechura, Piura, Peru
Category
Regional
Basis for Designation
More than 1% of the population for Sanderling (Calidris alba).
Size
3,013 hectares (7,445 acres)
Date Designated
February 2010
Site Owner
A state owned, Municipal Conservation Area, managed by the District Municipality of Vice.
Site Partners
Neotropical Wetlands Training Center – Peru
Ministry of Environment – Peru
Regional Government of Piura
Overview
The 3,013-hectare (7,300-acre) Manglares [Mangroves] de San Pedro de Vice is located on the northern coast of Peru, in the Municipality of Vice. The mayor of Vice and the Neotropical Wetland Training Center of Peru nominated the mangroves as a Site of Regional Importance, with the support of the federal Ministry of Environment and the regional Government of Piura. The site supports more than 1% of the world population of Sanderling, (Calidris alba) as well as 23 other shorebird species, including American Oystercatcher, (Haematopus palliates), American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica), Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), Wilson’s Plover (Ch. wilsonia), Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica), Whimbrel, (Numenius phaeopus), Red Knot (Calidris canutus), Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri), and Semipalmated Sandpiper (C. pusilla). The Manglares de San Pedro de Vice is also a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance.
