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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
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator	LC	winter (1995)	2,100 birds	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Puntledge	Regional District Park (V)	<1
1944	Kitty Coleman Beach Park	C - Park (II)	<1
1950	Minnekhada	Provincial Park (II)	<1
1950	Miracle Beach Park	A - Park (II)	<1
1966	Kin Beach Park	C - Park (II)	<1
2001	Lazo Marsh - North East Comox Wildlife Management	Wildlife Management Area (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Urban parks & gardens; Arable land
Forest	-	Temperate deciduous; Temperate coniferous
Marine Neritic	-
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
water management	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Comox Valley (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/comox-valley-iba-canada on 25/12/2024.