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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding	1998	571 nests	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1989	9,524 breeding pairs	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Rocky flats & barrens	-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes & pools	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
not utilised	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: The Watchers (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/the-watchers-iba-canada on 23/11/2024.