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).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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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 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Temperate coniferous | - |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
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.