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Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary


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
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding (1996) 2,500 pairs A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1995 Tabusintac Protected Natural Area (Ib) 3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Forest - Temperate coniferous
Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater lakes & pools; Freshwater marshes & swamps; Bogs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting -
not utilised -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tabusintac-lagoon-and-river-estuary-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.