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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage	1994	8,700 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	1994	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Akimiski Strait (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/akimiski-strait-iba-canada on 23/11/2024.