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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
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis	LC	breeding (1991)	10,000 nests	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (1991)	10,000-19,999 nests	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park	Provincial Park (III)	20

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Other	-
Wetlands (inland)	-	Freshwater lakes & pools

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Riverton Sandy Bar (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/riverton-sandy-bar-iba-canada on 19/12/2024.