Desolation Sound (Canada) IBA | Details

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Desolation Sound

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus	EN	non-breeding (1995)	5,000 birds	A1

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1971	East Redonda Island Ecological Reserve	Ecological Reserve (Ia)	18
1973	Desolation Sound Marine Park	A - Park (II)	24
1989	Roscoe Bay Park	A - Park (II)	1
2001	Malaspina Park	A - Park (II)	1

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	-

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Desolation Sound (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/desolation-sound-iba-canada on 25/12/2024.