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Gull and Sandhill Island


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
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos LC breeding (1998) 3,150 pairs A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding (1997) 4,400 pairs A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a breeding (1997) 2,500-9,999 pairs A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2001 Pelican Islands Ecological Reserve Ecological Reserve (Ia) 9

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Temperate deciduous
Shrubland - Scrub
Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater lakes & pools

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gull and Sandhill Island (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gull-and-sandhill-island-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.