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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
The Hawk
|
Protected Beach (III) |
<1 |
| - |
Baker Inlet
|
Operational Parks and Reserves (-) |
<1 |
| - |
Bulls Head
|
Operational Parks and Reserves (-) |
<1 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Marine Intertidal |
major (>10) |
|
| Marine Neritic |
major (>10) |
|
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
- |
Urban parks & gardens; Other urban & industrial areas |
| Forest |
- |
Temperate mixed |
| Shrubland |
- |
Scrub |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
major (>10) |
| hunting |
minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern Cape Sable Island (Canada). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-cape-sable-island-iba-canada on 24/01/2025.
