 They are also important areas for feeding and breeding for herons (family Ardeidae) and roseate spoonbills ("Platalea ajaja").Rare and endangered species include scarlet ibis ("Eudocimus ruber"), wattled jacana ("Jacana jacana"), tucuxi ("Sotalia fluviatilis"), West Indian manatee ("Trichechus manatus") and several species of sea turtle that use the mangroves as a breeding area.The World Wildlife Fund gives the ecoregion the status of "Vulnerable".