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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 (1985)	10,000 birds	A4i
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	passage (1985)	34,000 birds	A4i
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	passage (1985)	18,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1985)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1939	Hannah Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary	Migratory Bird Sanctuary (Ib)	19

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)	Scrub

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: East Point (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/east-point-iba-canada on 28/12/2024.