CA537
Midnight 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
Whooping Crane Grus americana EN passage (1983) 6 birds A1, A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1984 Wildlife Habitat Protection Wildlife Habitat Protection (VI) 9

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 86 Freshwater lakes & pools
Forest 4 Boreal deciduous; Boreal mixed

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Midnight Lake (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/midnight-lake-iba-canada on 25/12/2024.