Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Somenos Marsh |
Wildlife Refuge (-) |
-
|
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Wetlands (inland) |
57 |
Rivers; Freshwater lakes & pools; Freshwater marshes & swamps |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
30 |
Arable land |
| Shrubland |
5 |
Scrub |
| Savanna |
- |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
major (>10) |
| nature conservation and research |
major (>10) |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
major (>10) |
| tourism/recreation |
minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Somenos Marsh Wildlife Refuge (Canada). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/somenos-marsh-wildlife-refuge-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.
