Key Biodiversity Areas

Fraser River Estuary (11056)
Canada, North America

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesCalidris alpinaDunlinLC2022D1alink-icon
AvesCygnus buccinatorTrumpeter SwanLC2022D1alink-icon
AvesAechmophorus occidentalisWestern GrebeLC2022D1alink-icon
AvesBranta berniclaBrent GooseLC2022D1alink-icon
AvesMareca americanaAmerican WigeonLC2022D1alink-icon
AvesMelanitta perspicillataSurf ScoterLC2022D1alink-icon
AvesCalidris mauriWestern SandpiperLC2022D1alink-icon
AvesLarus glaucescensGlaucous-winged GullLC2022D1alink-icon
AvesMelanitta deglandiWhite-winged ScoterLC2022D1alink-icon
AvesPodiceps grisegenaRed-necked GrebeLC2022D1alink-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Fraser River Estuary. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 14, 2025.