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Bonaventure Island


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
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus LC breeding 1999 37,000 breeding pairs A4ii
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus LC unknown 1978 10,000 individuals A4i
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding - 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).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé Parc national du Québec 580 protected area contained by site 980
Colonie d'oiseaux en falaise de l'Île Bonaventure Habitat faunique : Colonie d'oiseaux sur falaise 76 protected area contained by site 79
Bonaventure Island And Percé Rock Migratory Bird Sanctuary Migratory Bird Sanctuary 1,361 protected area overlaps with site 0
Bonaventure Island and Percé Rock Migratory Bird Sanctuary 1,299 protected area overlaps with site 980
Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques de l'Île Bonaventure Sud 19-02-04 Habitat faunique : Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques 243 protected area contained by site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Temperate coniferous -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
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: Bonaventure Island. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bonaventure-island-iba-canada on 04/10/2023.