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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Scientific Name: Calidris subruficollis
Thresholds:
- Beaverhill Lake (AB001)1,500 (max.)
- Oak Hammock Marsh WMA (MB010)104 (max.)
- Whitewater Lake (MB015)67 (max.)
- Seal River Estuary (MB013)53 (max.)
- Churchill & Vicinity (MB003)50 (max.)
- Whitford & Rush Lakes (AB044)50 (max.)
- Cape Tryon (PE012)35 (max.)
- Point Pelee (ON006)32 (max.)
- Buffer Lake (SK076)25 (max.)
- Jenny Lind Island (NU088)25 (max.)
- Porter Lake (SK077)25 (max.)
Global
1% of the global population estimate. This threshold is used to identify trigger species and IBAs under categories A4i/ii and A4iv.
Regional/Continental
1% of the regional/continental population estimate.
Regional SAR
This threshold is static and standardized: Passeriformes (e.g. perching/songbirds) = 90 individuals (or 30 pairs); non-Passeriformes = 30 individuals (or 10 pairs). Only species listed by the IUCN as Vulnerable are presently eligible.
| Beaverhill Lake (AB001) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Year | Season |
| 57 - 80 | 2005 | Spring |
| 200 | 2004 | Spring |
| 1,500 | 1978 | Spring |
| Oak Hammock Marsh WMA (MB010) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Year | Season |
| 28 | 2017 | Fall |
| 104 | 2012 | Fall |
| 43 | 2011 | Fall |
| 74 | 1997 | Fall |
| 24 - 100 | 1996 | Fall |
| Whitewater Lake (MB015) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Year | Season |
| 67 | 2015 | Fall |
| Seal River Estuary (MB013) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Year | Season |
| 53 | 2013 | Fall |
| Churchill & Vicinity (MB003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Year | Season |
| 50 | 2001 | Summer |
| Whitford & Rush Lakes (AB044) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Year | Season |
| 50 | 2019 | Spring |
| Cape Tryon (PE012) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Year | Season |
| 35 | 1994 | Fall |
| Point Pelee (ON006) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Year | Season |
| 26 - 32 | 1996 | Fall |
| Buffer Lake (SK076) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Year | Season |
| 25 | 1995 | Spring |
| Jenny Lind Island (NU088) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Year | Season |
| 25 | 1998 | Summer |
| Porter Lake (SK077) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Year | Season |
| 25 | 1995 | Spring |