Market Lake Wildlife Management Area


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2011 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi LC breeding - present A4i
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan LC passage - present A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1956 Market Lake Wildlife Management Area 97


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Market Lake Wildlife Management Area (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/market-lake-wildlife-management-area-iba-usa on 25/11/2024.