The site was identified as important in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA 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 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Marine Intertidal | - | |
Marine Neritic | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Little Qualicum Estuary to Nanoose Bay. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/little-qualicum-estuary-to-nanoose-bay-iba-canada on 06/12/2023.