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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
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator	LC	passage (1995)	6,000 birds	A4i
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage (1995)	12,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (-)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Lewes Marsh	Habitat Protection Area (IV)	12

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers; Freshwater lakes & pools; Freshwater marshes & swamps; Riverine sand beaches

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
water management	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: M'Clintock Bay to Lewes River Marsh (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mclintock-bay-to-lewes-river-marsh-iba-canada on 25/12/2024.