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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding	1986	1,500 nests	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1991	3,400 nests	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes & pools	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
unknown	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake St. Martin Islands (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-st.-martin-islands-iba-canada on 23/11/2024.