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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan	LC	non-breeding (1995)	10,000 birds	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Wildlife Habitat Protection	Wildlife Habitat Protection (VI)	3
1986	Blackstrap Provincial Park	Recreation Park (V)	8
1986	Blackstrap	Provincial Park (V)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	80	Freshwater marshes & swamps; Freshwater lakes & pools
Forest	10	Temperate deciduous
Grassland	10	Steppe & dry calcareous

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
water management	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Blackstrap Coulee (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/blackstrap-coulee-iba-canada on 27/12/2024.