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White Islets and Wilson Creek


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
Surfbird Calidris virgata LC passage 1987 1,000 individuals A4i

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 Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Neritic -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: White Islets and Wilson Creek (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/white-islets-and-wilson-creek-iba-canada on 23/11/2024.