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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	breeding	1994	3,822 individuals	A4i
King Eider Somateria spectabilis	LC	breeding	1994	12,374 individuals	A4i
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius	LC	breeding	1994	40,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1994	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Rasmussen Lowlands	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	300,000	protected area contained by site	120,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Tundra	-
Other		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
not utilised	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Rasmussen Lowlands. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/03/2023.