Saint's Rest Marsh and Beach (Canada) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Saint's Rest Marsh and Beach

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus	LC	passage	1986	10,000 individuals	A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	passage	1986	100,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1976-1986	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		60
Marine Neritic		40

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Saint's Rest Marsh and Beach (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/saints-rest-marsh-and-beach-iba-canada on 24/11/2024.