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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 (1985)	130,000 birds	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1985)	15,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1985)	500,000-999,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1999	Hay-Zama Wildland Provincial Park	Wildland Provincial Park (Ib)	80

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Boreal coniferous; Boreal deciduous; Boreal mixed
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers; Freshwater lakes & pools; Freshwater marshes & swamps

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hay and Zama Lakes (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hay-and-zama-lakes-iba-canada on 26/12/2024.