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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
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator	LC	winter (1997)	413 birds	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Kilby Park	A - Park (II)	1
2016	Lhá:Lt / Harrison-Chehalis Wildlife Management Area	Wildlife Management Area (IV)	28

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	80	Rivers; Freshwater marshes & swamps
Forest	20	Temperate deciduous; Temperate mixed

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chehalis River Estuary (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chehalis-river-estuary-iba-canada on 25/12/2024.