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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
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	non-breeding (1995)	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	-

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Placentia Bay (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/placentia-bay-iba-canada on 14/01/2025.