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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
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens	LC	passage (1995)	1,000,000 birds	A4i
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis	LC	breeding (1979)	1,000 pairs	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1979–1995)	100,000-499,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Portage	Community Pasture (VI)	2
1971	Portage	Regional District Park (V)	2
1997	Lake Francis Wildlife Management Area	Wildlife Management Area (III)	1
2011	Delta Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Wildlife Management Area (IV)	36

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Fens, transition mires & springs; Freshwater marshes & swamps

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Delta Marsh (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/delta-marsh-iba-canada on 24/12/2024.