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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
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus	LC	passage	1998	2,500 individuals	A4i
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens	LC	passage	1990	39,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1990	20,000-49,999 individuals	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)
Tribune Bay Park	A - Park	95	protected area contained by site	94
Mount Geoffrey Escarpment Park	A - Park	187	protected area overlaps with site	0
Jaji7Em And Kw Ulh Marine Park (A.K.A. Sandy Island Marine Park)	A - Park	30	protected area contained by site	38
Helliwell Park	A - Park	2,813	protected area contained by site	2,800
Fillongley Park	A - Park	26	protected area overlaps with site	3
Boyle Point Protected Area	Protected Area	9	protected area overlaps with site	0
Boyle Point Park	A - Park	188	protected area is adjacent to site	38

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Temperate coniferous	-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lambert Channel/Hornby Island Waters. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lambert-channel-hornby-island-waters-iba-canada on 07/12/2023.