CA344
Thedford Flats


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC passage 1998 10,000 individuals A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Thedford Flats (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/thedford-flats-iba-canada on 23/11/2024.