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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)	5,000 birds	A4i
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan	LC	non-breeding (1987)	30,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	resident (1987)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Private Conservation Lands	Private Conservation Lands (IV)	11
1970	Fish And Wildlife Development Fund	Fish and Wildlife Development Fund Land (IV)	8
1984	Wildlife Habitat Protection	Wildlife Habitat Protection (VI)	12

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100	Ephemeral; Saline & alkaline lakes
Grassland	4	Steppe & dry calcareous
Artificial/Terrestrial	1	Arable land

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reed Lake (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reed-lake-iba-canada on 27/12/2024.