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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
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus	LC	passage (1998)	2,500 birds	A4i
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens	LC	passage (1990)	39,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1990)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1954	Fillongley Park	A - Park (II)	<1
1966	Helliwell Park	A - Park (II)	22
1978	Tribune Bay Park	A - Park (II)	1
1996	Jaji7Em And Kw Ulh Marine Park (A.K.A. Sandy Island Marine Park)	A - Park (II)	<1
2004	Mount Geoffrey Escarpment Park	A - Park (III)	<1
2013	Boyle Point Protected Area	Protected Area (II)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Forest	-	Temperate coniferous

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lambert Channel/Hornby Island Waters (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lambert-channel-hornby-island-waters-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.