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| Suriname is situated along the Atlantic coast in South America, north of Brazil. It borders Guyana (in the west) and French Guyana (east) and Brazil (south). An indication of the birds to be expected in the different zones of Suriname is given in the checklist of all birds of Suriname. For some places and nature reserves checklists are included in their description.
New are the distribution maps for all the birds in Suriname. Coastal area Lowlands, originally mostly swamps with sand ridges, now the region with most of the habitation and agriculture. The coastal zone is narrow in the east (30 km) and broadens towards the west of the country (100 km). The coast itself has mostly mudflats and mangroves, not many sandy beaches. Places to visit for birders are: Savanna To the south of the coastal area lies a savanna belt, also much wider in the west than in the east. It has white sand savanna's, savanna forests and swampy places. All types can be found near the Zandery airport, with beautiful places like Hannoversavanne. A little to the west lies the Coesewijne savanna . A region within the old coastal plains bordering the savanna belt is found in the Copi nature reserve, a bird list is available Forests About three quarters of Suriname is occupied by forests. The most beautiful and interesting place to be is the Raleigh Falls/ Voltzberg area, a nature reserve in unspoiled lowland forest. It has a rich fauna (f.i. 8 species of monkeys, jaguar and puma) and some 440 species of birds have been recorded here (see checklist). The region near Paloemeu in the south-east also is a good place for birding. Mountain forests Places with higher elevations have a different avifauna and are in general more difficult to reach. The easiest place to visits is the Brownsberg nature park, about 100 km south from the capital. It is 500 m high and some 330 species of bird are known from it (see checklist). Other places are more difficult to get to. Sipalawini savanna The Sipaliwini savanna in the south has many birds that are seldom seen in the rest of Suriname. It is a wide, open savanna and has more than 300 species recorded. Two beautiful birds that have their peak of distribution for Suriname there in the south, are the sun parakeet and the Peach-fronted parakeet. Nature reserves Descriptions of the flora and fauna of some nature reserves and parks can be found on the site of STINASU, which organization is responsible for all these places.
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