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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli	VU	breeding (1999)	25 males	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	North Harbour	Protected Beach (III)	<1
-	Polletts Cove-Aspy Fault	Provincial Park (-)	4
1974	Cabot's Landing	Provincial Park (II)	<1
2015	Polletts Cove - Aspy Fault	Wilderness Area (Ib)	4

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	90	Temperate coniferous; Temperate mixed
Shrubland	10	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape North (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-north-iba-canada on 16/01/2025.