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Grande Prairie - Trumpeter Swan IBA


IBA Justification

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'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a non-breeding - 20,000-49,999 individuals A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Saskatoon Mountain Natural Areas 723 protected area contained by site 900
Saskatoon Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary Migratory Bird Sanctuary 1,150 protected area contained by site 0
Saskatoon Island Provincial Park Provincial Park 101 protected area contained by site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Boreal mixed -
Wetlands (inland) Rivers, Freshwater lakes & pools, Freshwater marshes & swamps -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Grande Prairie - Trumpeter Swan IBA. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/grande-prairie--trumpeter-swan-iba-iba-canada on 09/12/2023.