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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
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding (1992)	3,800 pairs	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2011	Asatiwisipe Aki Traditional Use Planning Area	Traditional Use Planning Area (II)	11

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

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 26/12/2024.