Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Goose Branta canadensis | LC | resident (-) | present | A4i |
| American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | LC | breeding (-) | present | A4i |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Lac Qui Parle | Wildlife Management Area (V) | 4 |
| - | Big Stone County | Waterfowl Production Area (VI) | 4 |
| - | Big Stone | National Wildlife Refuge (IV) | 2 |
| - | Victory | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Lac Qui Parle | State Park (III) | <1 |
| - | Milan | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Reservation Dam | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Thielke Lake | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Hornstein | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Metz | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Northern Tallgrass Prairie | National Wildlife Refuge (IV) | <1 |
| - | Klages | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Big Stone | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Taffe | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Persen | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Reisdorph | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Wesley E. Olson | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | David H. Steen | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Skoog | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Prairie | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Otrey | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Mallard Hole | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Clinton Prairie | Scientific And Natural Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Dismal Swamp | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Thomson | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Foley | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Bonanza Prairie | Scientific And Natural Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Lindquist | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Malta | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | West Toqua | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Shible | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Allen | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Freed | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Pyramid | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Old Gravel Pit | Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Sam Brown | State Wayside (V) | - |
| 1961 | Big Stone Lake | State Park (III) | <1 |
| 1971 | Chippewa Prairie Fee | Private Conservation Land (V) | <1 |
| 1985 | Plover Prairie Fee | Private Conservation Land (V) | <1 |
| 1989 | Other - Perpetual | Environmental System (V) | <1 |
| 1992 | Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands | Reserve Program (V) | <1 |
| 1999 | Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program I | Easement (V) | <1 |
| 2000 | Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program | Reserve (V) | <1 |
| 2001 | WRP_Big Stone, MN (27011) | Environmental System (V) | <1 |
| 2002 | Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program | Reserve (V) | <1 |
| 2003 | WRP_Traverse, MN (27155) | Environmental System (V) | <1 |
| 2005 | WRP_Big Stone, MN (27011) | Environmental System (V) | <1 |
| 2010 | WRP_Swift, MN (27151) | Environmental System (V) | <1 |
| 2012 | Upper Minnesota River Valley Fee | Private Conservation Land (V) | <1 |
| 2012 | WRP_Big Stone , MN (27011) | Environmental System (V) | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lac Qui Parle - Big Stone IBA (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lac-qui-parle--big-stone-iba-iba-usa on 22/12/2024.