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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

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	passage	1998	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage	1998	3,700-4,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri	VU	passage	1998	60-100 individuals	A1
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage	1998	4,000 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	1998	10,000-15,000 individuals	B1i
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	passage	1998	1,000-1,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	LC	passage	1998	2,000-3,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage	1998	3,000-5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus	LC	breeding	1998	7,000-10,000 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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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mixed woodland	-
Coastline	Tidal rivers & enclosed tidal waters, Shingle & stony beaches, Mud flats & sand flats	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Seskar island. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 06/07/2022.