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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
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage (1995)	10,500 birds	A4i
Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum	LC	breeding (2000)	8,500 nests	A4i
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	passage (1985)	1,000 birds	A4i
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis	LC	breeding (1990)	69,417 pairs	A4i
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding (2000)	1,200 nests	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (1990)	50,000-99,999 pairs	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1922	Presqu'ile Provincial Park (Natural Environment Class)	Provincial Park (II)	25

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	major (>10)	Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Freshwater lakes & pools; Cliffs, rocky shores & islets (freshwater); Freshwater marshes & swamps; Riverine floodplains; Riverine sand beaches
Forest	-	Temperate mixed

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Presqu'ile Provincial Park (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/presquile-provincial-park-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.