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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	passage	1994	30,000 individuals	A4i
White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi	LC	passage	1995	11,100 individuals	A4i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage	1995	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.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes & pools	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: West End of Lake Ontario (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/west-end-of-lake-ontario-iba-canada on 23/11/2024.