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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Scoter Melanitta americana	NT	non-breeding (1974)	7,730 birds	A4i
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica	VU	passage (1995)	10,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (-)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1960	Old Fort Albany Wilderness Area	Wilderness Area (III)	<1

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

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Albany River Estuary and Assoc. Coastline (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/albany-river-estuary-and-assoc.-coastline-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.