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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
Black Scoter Melanitta americana	NT	non-breeding (1991)	43,700 birds	A4i
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica	VU	passage (1993)	920 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	resident (1991)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1970	Polar Bear Provincial Park	Provincial Park (Ib)	39

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shagamu River and Area (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shagamu-river-and-area-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.