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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
Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum	LC	breeding	1999	8,000 nests	A4i

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
Forest	Temperate coniferous, Temperate deciduous	-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes & pools, Freshwater marshes & swamps	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Balabas Island (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/balabas-island-iba-canada on 23/11/2024.