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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
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	winter (1985)	60,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1985)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1998	Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques de la Batture de l'Île à Gazon	Habitat faunique : Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques (IV)	27
1998	Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques de la Batture Est de la Rivière Romaine	Habitat faunique : Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques (IV)	32

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	100

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cayes à Meck (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cayes-à-meck-iba-canada on 28/12/2024.