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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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage (1995)	2,500 birds	A4i
Whooping Crane Grus americana	EN	passage (1989)	4 birds	A1, A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1985)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Radisson Lake	Game Preserve (IV)	39
1951	Radisson Lake	Game Preserve (-)	30
1970	Fish And Wildlife Development Fund	Fish and Wildlife Development Fund Land (IV)	4
1984	Wildlife Habitat Protection	Wildlife Habitat Protection (VI)	32

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	95	Ephemeral; Saline & alkaline lakes
Forest	3	Boreal deciduous
Grassland	2	Steppe & dry calcareous

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

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