Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leach's Storm-petrel Hydrobates leucorhous | VU | breeding | 1994 | 780,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus | LC | breeding | 1994 | 6,995 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica | VU | breeding | 1994 | 216,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Common Murre Uria aalge | LC | breeding | 1985 | 77,500 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding | - | 500,000-999,999 breeding pairs | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Witless Bay Ecological Reserve | Ecological Reserve | 49 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) | |
| Forest | Boreal coniferous | - |
| Grassland | Edaphic | - |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Marine Intertidal | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Witless Bay Islands (Canada). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/witless-bay-islands-iba-canada on 25/11/2024.