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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
Canada Goose Branta canadensis	LC	resident (1994)	60,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (1994)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques zone 5, Ouest du lac Saint-Pierre	Habitat faunique : Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques (IV)	3
2005	Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques de l'Île du Milieu - Île de la Commune	Habitat faunique : Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Unknown	55
Artificial/Terrestrial	22	Arable land; Urban parks & gardens
Wetlands (inland)	10	Freshwater marshes & swamps; Rivers

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plaine inondable de Saint-Barthélemy (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plaine-inondable-de-saint-barthélemy-iba-canada on 22/12/2024.