Site description A site summary has not yet been finalized for this site, which covers a stretch of James Bay coastline from the northeastern corner at Pointe Louis-XIV southward to the Riviere du Vieux Comptoir (south of Wemindji). This coastline is extremely important for migrant waterfowl and shorebirds. The data shown in the table currently shows data for part of the site only.
Populations of IBA trigger species
Habitats
| IUCN habitat |
Habitat detail |
Extent (% of site) |
| Forest |
Boreal coniferous forest |
2% |
| Grassland |
Steppe & dry calcareous grassland |
10% |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Estuarine waters; Intertidal mud, sand or salt flats; Salt/brackish marshes |
19% |
| Sea |
Open sea |
60% |
| Coastline |
Scree and boulders; Sea cliffs and rocky shores |
8% |
| Other |
|
1% |
Land use
| Land-use |
Extent (% of site) |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
major |
| hunting |
major |
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Northeast James Bay Coast. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2013
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