CA542
Suggi Lake


IBA Justification

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
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos LC breeding (1983) 4,039 nests A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Scheelhaase Island Wildlife Refuge (IV) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 99 Freshwater lakes & pools; Cliffs, rocky shores & islets (freshwater)
Forest 3 Temperate mixed

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Suggi Lake (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/suggi-lake-iba-canada on 22/12/2024.