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Eastern Devon Island Nunataks


IBA Justification

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
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea NT breeding (1982) 91 birds A1, A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2017 Tallurutiup Imanga (Lancaster Sound) National Marine Conservation Area National Marine Conservation Area (VI) 10

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Other -

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern Devon Island Nunataks (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-devon-island-nunataks-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.