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Moose River Estuary


IBA Justification

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
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens LC passage (1975) 179,000 birds A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1975) 100,000-499,999 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1958 Moose River Migratory Bird Sanctuary Migratory Bird Sanctuary (Ib) 12

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moose River Estuary (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moose-river-estuary-iba-canada on 22/12/2024.