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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
American Black Duck Anas rubripes	LC	breeding	1996	7,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	1996	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1978	Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area	National Wildlife Area	54
1978	Cap Tourmente	National Wildlife Area	65
1981	Cap Tourmente	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	60
2000	Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques de Cap Tourmente	Habitat faunique : Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques	22
2005	Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques de la réserve Saint-Joachim	Habitat faunique : Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques	6
2005	Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques de Saint-Joachim Village	Habitat faunique : Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques	1
2005	Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques du Cap Brûlé Ouest	Habitat faunique : Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques	6
2008	Forêt ancienne du Cap-Brûlé	Écosystème forestier exceptionnel : Forêt ancienne	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Grassland	Steppe & dry calcareous	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cap Tourmente (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cap-tourmente-iba-canada on 23/11/2024.