Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | non-breeding | 1992 | 1,150 individuals | B1i |
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | breeding | 1979 | 100 breeding pairs | B1i |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Eqalummiut Nunaat and Nassuttuup Nunaa | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 579,530 | protected area contains site | 579,500 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Shrubland | Heathland | - |
Grassland | Tundra | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Eqalummiut Nunaat-Nassuttuup Nunaa. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 10/08/2022.