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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
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis	LC	passage (1985)	12,000 birds	A4i
Whooping Crane Grus americana	EN	passage (1997)	1 birds	A1
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus	NT	breeding (1996)	435 birds	A1, A4i
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica	VU	passage (1990)	1,450 birds	A4i
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus	NT	passage (1990)	8,961 birds	A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	passage (1993)	23,637 birds	A4i
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	passage (1990)	45,188 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1985)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Saskatchewan Watershed Authority	Saskatchewan Watershed Authority (VI)	12
-	Dafoe	Game Preserve (IV)	1
-	Mud Lake	Wildlife Refuge (IV)	<1
1951	Dafoe	Game Park (-)	1
1984	Wildlife Habitat Protection	Wildlife Habitat Protection (VI)	62
1987	Quill Lakes	Designation Not Known (-)	53
1990	Mud Lake	Wildlife Refuge (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	90	Saline & alkaline lakes; Freshwater marshes & swamps
Grassland	10	Steppe & dry calcareous

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Quill Lakes (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/quill-lakes-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.