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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'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding	1986	1,500 nests	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1991	3,400 nests	A4i

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes & pools	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake St. Martin Islands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-st.-martin-islands-iba-canada on 24/09/2023.