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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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage (1980)	6,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1980)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area	Wildlife Management Area (IV)	36

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	80	Rivers; Fens, transition mires & springs; Freshwater marshes & swamps; Freshwater lakes & pools
Forest	15	Temperate coniferous; Temperate deciduous
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Urban parks & gardens; Arable land

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/creston-valley-wildlife-management-area-iba-canada on 28/12/2024.