Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fork-tailed Storm-petrel Hydrobates furcatus | LC | breeding | 1988 | 30,040 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater | LC | breeding | 1988 | 79 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata | LC | breeding | 1988 | 91,640 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Cassin's Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus | NT | breeding | 1988 | 22,730 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding | 1988 | 100,000-499,999 breeding pairs | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Moore/Mckenny/Whitmore Islands Ecological Reserve | Ecological Reserve | <1 |
| 1981 | Byers/Conroy/Harvey/Sinnett Islands Ecological Reserve | Ecological Reserve | 15 |
| 1995 | Moore/McKenny/Whitmore Islands | Provincial Park | 6 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Temperate coniferous | - |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Marine Intertidal | - | |
| Marine Neritic | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| not utilised | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moore and Byers Islands and Banks (Canada). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moore-and-byers-islands-and-banks-iba-canada on 23/11/2024.