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 |
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Leach's Storm-petrel Hydrobates leucorhous | VU | breeding | 1985 | 72,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding | 1985 | 50,000-99,999 breeding pairs | A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Grassland | Edaphic | - |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Green Island. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/green-island-iba-canada on 04/10/2023.