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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis | VU | winter | 1997 | 37,785 individuals | A4i |
| White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi | LC | winter | 1996 | 15,000 individuals | A4i |
| Greater Scaup Aythya marila | LC | passage | 1994 | 39,000 individuals | A4i |
| Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia | LC | passage | 1996 | 10,000 individuals | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 1994 | 20,000-49,999 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2018 | not assessed | medium | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | medium | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Energy production and mining | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | low |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Some of site covered (10-49%) | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area | National Wildlife Area | 2 |
| 1985 | Timber Island Provincial Park (Nature Reserve Class) | Provincial Park | <1 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground | - |
| Forest | Temperate deciduous, Temperate coniferous | - |
| Wetlands (inland) | Freshwater lakes & pools, Freshwater marshes & swamps | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Prince Edward County South Shore (Canada). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/prince-edward-county-south-shore-iba-canada on 23/11/2024.