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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
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea	NT	breeding (1976)	150 pairs	A1, A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Seymour Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary	Migratory Bird Sanctuary (Ia)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-	Freshwater lakes & pools; Riverine sand beaches

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Seymour Island (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/seymour-island-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.