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Marshy Point


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 passage - 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)
Marshy Point Wildlife Management Area Wildlife Management Area 706 protected area contained by site 970

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Temperate deciduous -
Grassland Steppe & dry calcareous, Edaphic -
Wetlands (inland) Rivers, Freshwater lakes & pools, Freshwater marshes & swamps -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marshy Point. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marshy-point-iba-canada on 09/12/2023.