Amphitrite and Swiftsure Banks (Canada)

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Amphitrite and Swiftsure Banks

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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') at the site:

Species	Red List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
California Gull Larus californicus	LC	non-breeding	1989	15,000 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amphitrite and Swiftsure Banks (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/amphitrite-and-swiftsure-banks-iba-canada on 23/11/2024.