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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
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica	LC	winter (1990)	7,126 birds	A4i
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis	LC	winter (1970)	15,000 birds	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1981	Indian Arm Marine	Provincial Park (-)	<1
1995	Indian Arm Park	A - Park (II)	12

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	95
Marine Intertidal	5

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: English Bay and Burrard Inlet (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/english-bay-and-burrard-inlet-iba-canada on 24/12/2024.