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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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage (1985)	5,200 birds	A4i
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus	LC	passage (1983)	2,100 birds	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1971	Rose Spit Ecological Reserve	Ecological Reserve (Ia)	1
1971	Tow Hill Ecological Reserve	Ecological Reserve (Ia)	<1
1973	Naikoon Park	A - Park (II)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: McIntyre Beach and Rose Spit (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mcintyre-beach-and-rose-spit-iba-canada on 26/12/2024.