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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	1976	5,000 individuals	A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	1972	14,000 individuals	A4i
Redhead Aythya americana	LC	breeding	1972	36,000 individuals	A4i
Canvasback Aythya valisineria	LC	breeding	1972	30,000 individuals	A4i
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris	LC	breeding	1972	72,000 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage	1976	200,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1972-1976	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1963	Saskeram	Wildlife Management Area	18
1975	Anderson Island	Protected Area	<1
1975	Anderson Island	Protected Area	<1
1986	Pasquia Hills North Recreation Site	Recreation Site	<1
1986	Culdesac Lake Recreation Site	Recreation Site	<1
1986	Dragline Channel Recreation Site	Recreation Site	<1
1986	Mountain Cabin Recreation Site	Recreation Site	<1
1986	Cumberland House Provincial Park	Historic Park	<1
1986	Pasquia Hills North	Recreation Site	<1
2002	Nitenai Salt Marsh	Representative Area Ecological Reserve	<1
2004	Nakuchi Lake	Representative Area Ecological Reserve	1
2004	Bainbridge River	Representative Area Ecological Reserve	<1
2004	Rice River Canyon	Representative Area Ecological Reserve	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires & springs, Freshwater lakes & pools, Rivers	98
Forest	Temperate coniferous	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cumberland Marshes (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cumberland-marshes-iba-canada on 22/11/2024.