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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
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens	LC	breeding (1997)	529,100 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (1997)	500,000-999,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1959	Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary	Migratory Bird Sanctuary (Ib)	18

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Tundra; Edaphic
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Rivers; Freshwater lakes & pools
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Boas River and associated wetlands (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/boas-river-and-associated-wetlands-iba-canada on 22/12/2024.