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Little Qualicum Estuary to Nanoose Bay


IBA Justification

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).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
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

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Neritic -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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.