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Chaplin Lake


IBA Justification

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
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus NT breeding (1998) 173 birds A1, A4i
Sanderling Calidris alba LC passage (1994) 52,984 birds A4i
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii LC passage (1994) 3,439 birds A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla NT passage (1994) 28,796 birds A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1987–1994) 50,000-99,999 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1922 Valjean Provincial Pasture (VI) 8
1942 Shamrock Community Pasture (VI) 17
1946 Valjean Community Pasture (VI) 15
1953 Shamrock Crown Pasture (VI) 17
1984 Wildlife Habitat Protection Wildlife Habitat Protection (VI) 51

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 95 Saline & alkaline lakes; Freshwater marshes & swamps
Grassland 5 Steppe & dry calcareous

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chaplin Lake (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chaplin-lake-iba-canada on 06/12/2024.