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Pen Islands


IBA Justification

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
Black Scoter Melanitta americana NT non-breeding (1991) 6,160 birds A4i
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica VU passage (1992) 8,800 birds A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1973 Cape Tatnam Wildlife Management Area (IV) 52

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pen Islands (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pen-islands-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.