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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
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	LC	breeding (1995)	2,000 birds	A4i
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis	LC	breeding (1985)	20,000 pairs	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (1985)	20,000-49,999 pairs	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Kaweenakumik Islands Ecological Reserve	Ecological Reserve (Ia)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Temperate deciduous; Temperate mixed; Temperate coniferous
Grassland	-	Edaphic
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers; Freshwater lakes & pools

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kaweenakumik Lake (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kaweenakumik-lake-iba-canada on 19/12/2024.