Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus | LC | breeding | 1991 | 3,550 breeding pairs | A4ii |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve Of Canada And Haida Heritage Site | National Park | 147,440 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,000 |
| Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve & Haida Heritage Site | National Marine Conservation Area | 350,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Gwaii Haanas | National Marine Conservation Area Reserve | 305,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 900 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Temperate coniferous | - |
| Grassland | Steppe & dry calcareous | - |
| Marine Intertidal | - | |
| Marine Neritic | - | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kunghit Island and Luxana Bay. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kunghit-island-and-luxana-bay-iba-canada on 04/10/2023.
