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.
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
Marine Intertidal | - | |
Marine Neritic | - |
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.