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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
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	passage (1996)	2,000 birds	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Misery Bay Provincial Park (Nature Reserve Class)	Provincial Park (Ia)	<1

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

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Manitoulin Island North Shore (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/manitoulin-island-north-shore-iba-canada on 24/12/2024.