Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population at site | IBA criteria triggered |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brent Goose Branta bernicla | LC | passage | 1997 | 4,000 individuals | A4i |
Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.
For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Temperate mixed | - |
Shrubland | Scrub | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Freshwater lakes & pools, Freshwater marshes & swamps | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Other urban & industrial areas, Improved pasture land, Perennial crops, orchards & groves, Arable land, Urban parks & gardens | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amherst Island. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/11360 on 03/06/2023.