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Kazan Lake


IBA Justification

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 (1983) 1,048 nests A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Gatehouse Island Wildlife Refuge (IV) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 92 Freshwater lakes & pools
Forest 5 Temperate mixed
Other 3

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kazan Lake (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kazan-lake-iba-canada on 22/12/2024.