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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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage (1998)	4,000 birds	A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	passage (1993)	250,000 birds	A4i
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus	VU	passage (1997)	3,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1993–1998)	100,000-499,999 birds	A4iii

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)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern Cape Sable Island (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-cape-sable-island-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.