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Tagish Narrows


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
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator LC passage (1995) 2,000 birds A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1990) 20,000-49,999 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2006 Tagish River Habitat Protection Area (IV) 2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) major (>10) Rivers; Freshwater marshes & swamps; Riverine sand beaches

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting major (>10)
tourism/recreation major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport major (>10)
water management major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tagish Narrows (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tagish-narrows-iba-canada on 05/12/2024.