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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
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli	VU	breeding (1995)	400 males	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1936	Cape Breton Highlands National Park Of Canada	National Park (II)	100
2015	Polletts Cove - Aspy Fault	Wilderness Area (Ib)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Temperate mixed; Temperate coniferous; Temperate deciduous
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Other urban & industrial areas
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Streams; Bogs; Freshwater marshes & swamps

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-breton-highlands-national-park-iba-canada on 28/12/2024.