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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
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis	LC	breeding (1973)	100,000 pairs	A4ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding (1973)	100,000-499,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2010	Qaqulluit National Wildlife Area	National Wildlife Area (Ib)	66

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	100

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Searle (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-searle-iba-canada on 28/12/2024.