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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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage (1980)	12,000 birds	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Ivvavik National Park Of Canada	National Park (II)	73

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Grassland	-	Steppe & dry calcareous; Tundra
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers; Freshwater lakes & pools

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Babbage and Spring River Deltas (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/babbage-and-spring-river-deltas-iba-canada on 26/12/2024.