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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
Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata	LC	breeding (1983)	23,300 breeding pairs	A4ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding (1983)	20,000-49,999 breeding pairs	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2008	Lucy Islands Conservancy	Conservancy (II)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Forest	-	Boreal coniferous
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lucy Islands (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lucy-islands-iba-canada on 12/01/2025.