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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	1992	3,800 breeding pairs	A4i

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2011	Asatiwisipe Aki Traditional Use Planning Area	Traditional Use Planning Area	11

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Temperate deciduous	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral, Freshwater lakes & pools	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Little George Island (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/little-george-island-iba-canada on 23/11/2024.