Market Lake Wildlife Management Area


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi LC breeding (-) present A4i
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan LC passage (-) present A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1956 Market Lake Wildlife Management Area (V) 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 27/12/2024.