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Aylmer Wildlife Management Area


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') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC passage 1998 2,500 individuals A4i

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Aylmer Wildlife Area -

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land -
Wetlands (inland) Freshwater lakes & pools -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)
nature conservation and research major (>10)
tourism/recreation major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aylmer Wildlife Management Area (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aylmer-wildlife-management-area-iba-canada on 24/11/2024.