Swanson Lakes


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator LC breeding 2000-2005 246-346 individuals A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1960 Kenai National Wildlife Refuge 87
1969 Captain Cook State Recreation Area <1
1980 Dave Spencer Wilderness 41


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Swanson Lakes (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/swanson-lakes-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.