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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 (1996)	8,500 birds	A4i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage (1995)	12,500 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (1995)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1894	Rondeau Provincial Park (Natural Environment Class)	Provincial Park (II)	16

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Forest	-	Temperate mixed
Wetlands (inland)	-	Freshwater lakes & pools

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Greater Rondeau Area (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/greater-rondeau-area-iba-canada on 28/12/2024.