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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
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens	LC	passage (1972)	79,457 birds	A4i
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	passage (1986)	54,020 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1972–1986)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Ivvavik National Park Of Canada	National Park (II)	32
1984	Herschel Island - Qikiqtaruk	Territorial Park (II)	11
1984	Qikiqtaruk (Herschel Island)	Natural Environment Park (II)	12

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Tundra
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nunaluk Spit to Herschel Island (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nunaluk-spit-to-herschel-island-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.