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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica	VU	breeding (1983)	49,705 breeding pairs	A4ii
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding (1983)	5,400 breeding pairs	A4ii
Common Murre Uria aalge	LC	breeding (1983)	63,087 breeding pairs	A4ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding (1975–1983)	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1964	Gannet Islands Ecological Reserve	Ecological Reserve (Ia)	79

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	-	Tundra
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Shrubland	-	Scrub

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gannet Islands (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gannet-islands-iba-canada on 06/01/2025.