Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Brent Goose Branta bernicla | LC | passage | 2000 | 5,415 individuals | A4i |
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis | LC | winter | 1976 | 4,800 individuals | A4i |
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides | LC | winter | 1977 | 960 individuals | A4i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 1985 | 20,000-49,999 individuals | A4iii |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Rathtrevor Beach Park | A - Park | 350 | protected area contained by site | 350 |
Qualicum National Wildlife Area | National Wildlife Area | 78 | protected area overlaps with site | 71 |
Parksville-Qualicum Beach Wildlife Management Area | Wildlife Management Area | 1,250 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Gerald Island Park | A - Park | 12 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Englishman River Falls Park | A - Park | 97 | protected area contained by site | 90 |
Arbutus Grove Park | A - Park | 22 | protected area overlaps with site | 6 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Marine Intertidal | - | |
Marine Neritic | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Little Qualicum Estuary to Nanoose Bay. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 26/03/2023.