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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
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus	NT	breeding (1996)	159 birds	A1, A4i
Sanderling Calidris alba	LC	passage (1996)	5,100 birds	A4i
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	passage (1996)	47,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1989–1996)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Marsden	Game Preserve (IV)	1
1953	Marsden	Game Preserve (-)	1
1984	Wildlife Habitat Protection	Wildlife Habitat Protection (VI)	29
2000	Killarney-Reflex Lakes Heritage Rgeland Natural Area	Natural Area (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Forest	-	Boreal deciduous
Grassland	-	Steppe & dry calcareous
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers; Freshwater lakes & pools; Saline & alkaline lakes; Ephemeral

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Manitou Lake Area (includes Reflex, Freshwater, Wells, Colette and Cipher Lakes) (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/manitou-lake-area-(includes-reflex-freshwater-wells-colette-and-cipher-lakes)-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.