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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
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding (1992)	60,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (1992)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques de la Pointe Saint-Pierre (Percé)	Habitat faunique : Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques (IV)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	92
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	1

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cap d'Espoir (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cap-despoir-iba-canada on 26/12/2024.