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Lavalleé 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 (1996) 7,500 pairs A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a breeding (1996) 10,000-19,999 pairs A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1927 Prince Albert National Park Of Canada National Park (II) 86

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 72 Boreal coniferous; Boreal deciduous; Boreal mixed
Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater lakes & pools

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)


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