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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
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan	LC	breeding (1999)	4,500 pairs	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1995)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Libau	Community Pasture (VI)	2
1975	Libau	Provincial Fauna Reserve (-)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Other urban & industrial areas
Forest	-	Temperate deciduous
Grassland	-	Steppe & dry calcareous; Edaphic
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers; Freshwater lakes & pools; Freshwater marshes & swamps

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Netley-Libau Marsh (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/netley-libau-marsh-iba-canada on 27/12/2024.