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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
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli	VU	breeding (1997)	25–50 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1970	Mount Carleton Provincial Park	Provincial Park (II)	72
1970	Mount Carleton	Provincial Park (II)	73
2003	Nepisiquit	Protected Natural Area (II)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	18	Rivers; Freshwater lakes & pools
Forest	-	Temperate mixed; Temperate coniferous; Temperate deciduous

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Carleton Provincial Park (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-carleton-provincial-park-iba-canada on 26/12/2024.