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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	1998	9,544 individuals	A4i
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	passage	1998	2,970 individuals	A4i
Canvasback Aythya valisineria	LC	passage	1998	51,766 individuals	A4i
American Black Duck Anas rubripes	LC	passage	1995	7,650 individuals	A4i
Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia	LC	passage	1995	20,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1992-1998	2,500,000-4,999,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1921	Long Point Provincial Park (Recreational Class)	Provincial Park	1
1959	Turkey Point Provincial Park (Recreational Class)	Provincial Park	<1
1970	Turkey Point	Wilderness Area	<1
1978	Big Creek National Wildlife Area-Big Creek Unit/Big Creek National Wildlife Area-Hahn Unit	National Wildlife Area	3
1978	Big Creek National Wildlife Area-Big Creek Unit/Big Creek National Wildlife Area-Hahn Unit	National Wildlife Area	<1
1980	Long Point National Wildlife Area-Long Point Unit/Long Point National Wildlife Area-Thoroughfare Unit	National Wildlife Area	12
1980	Long Point National Wildlife Area-Long Point Unit/Long Point National Wildlife Area-Thoroughfare Unit	National Wildlife Area	2
1980	Long Point	National Wildlife Area	1
1982	Long Point	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	46

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Temperate coniferous, Temperate mixed, Temperate deciduous	-
Grassland	Edaphic	-
Savanna		-
Unknown		-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater marshes & swamps, Riverine sand beaches	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-
not utilised	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Long Point Peninsula and Marshes (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/long-point-peninsula-and-marshes-iba-canada on 22/11/2024.