Canada's Important Bird Areas


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About This Guide

There are 597 Important Bird Areas in Canada. This guide highlights 10 Priority IBAs and some of the birds found within them. For a complete list of Canada's Important Bird Areas and its birds go to www.ibacanada.ca.

Nature Canada and Bird Studies Canada are Canadian co-partners of BirdLife International, a global alliance of conservation organizations working for the world's birds and people. With BirdLife partners in over 100 countries, we identify, conserve and monitor a worldwide network of sites that provide essential habitat for birds.

In this online guide, Nature Canada describes the sites of greatest biological significance, those facing the most imminent threats, and those offering timely conservation opportunities in Canada. Learn more about our Important Bird Areas Program.

The Important Birds Areas Program is generously supported by TransCanada Corporation and Wildlife Habitat Canada.


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Canada Wildlife Preservation Atlantic Coastal Islands
Canada Wildlife Preservation Battures de Beauport IBA
Canada Wildlife Preservation Boundary Bay–Roberts Bank–Sturgeon Bank – Fraser River Estuary IBA
Canada Wildlife Preservation Eastern Cape Sable Island IBA
Canada Wildlife Preservation Eastern Lake St. Clair IBA
Canada Wildlife Preservation Mackenzie River IBAs
Canada Wildlife Preservation Norfolk Forest Complex IBAs
Canada Wildlife Preservation Sable Island IBA
Canada Wildlife Preservation Scott Islands IBA
Canada Wildlife Preservation Suffield IBA
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