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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	passage (1993)	9,032 birds	A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	passage (1993)	58,282 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (-)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques de la Barre de Portneuf	Habitat faunique : Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques (IV)	90

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	94
Marine Neritic	4
Forest	1	Temperate coniferous
Shrubland	1	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barre de Portneuf (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barre-de-portneuf-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.