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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	1976	5,000 individuals	A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	1972	14,000 individuals	A4i
Redhead Aythya americana	LC	breeding	1972	36,000 individuals	A4i
Canvasback Aythya valisineria	LC	breeding	1972	30,000 individuals	A4i
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris	LC	breeding	1972	72,000 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage	1976	200,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1972-1976	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Saskeram	Wildlife Management Area	96,648	protected area overlaps with site	87,000
Rice River Canyon	Representative Area Ecological Reserve	7,400	protected area overlaps with site	0
Pasquia Hills North Recreation Site	Recreation Site	136	protected area contained by site	0
Pasquia Hills North	Recreation Site	40	protected area contained by site	150
Nitenai Salt Marsh	Representative Area Ecological Reserve	574	protected area contained by site	0
Nakuchi Lake	Representative Area Ecological Reserve	4,594	protected area contained by site	0
Mountain Cabin Recreation Site	Recreation Site	7	protected area contained by site	0
Dragline Channel Recreation Site	Recreation Site	30	protected area contained by site	0
Cumberland House Provincial Park	Historic Park	5	protected area contained by site	0
Culdesac Lake Recreation Site	Recreation Site	59	protected area contained by site	0
Bainbridge River	Representative Area Ecological Reserve	1,036	protected area overlaps with site	0
Anderson Island	Protected Area	526	protected area contained by site	390
Anderson Island	Protected Area	507	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Temperate coniferous forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Fens transition mires & springs, Freshwater lakes and pools, Rivers	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Cumberland Marshes. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/01/2022.