CA367
Longridge Point and Associated Coastline


IBA Justification

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
Black Scoter Melanitta americana NT non-breeding 1994 8,590 individuals A4i

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting major (>10)
nature conservation and research minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Longridge Point and Associated Coastline (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/longridge-point-and-associated-coastline-iba-canada on 23/11/2024.