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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
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri	LC	passage (1995)	164,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (1989–1995)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1970	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Of Canada	National Park (II)	36
1997	Tofino Mudflats Wildlife Management Area	Wildlife Management Area (IV)	16

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Forest	minor (<10)	Temperate coniferous
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tofino Mudflats (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tofino-mudflats-iba-canada on 27/12/2024.