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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus	NT	breeding (1996)	124 individuals	A1, A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Willow Bunch	Game Preserve (IV)	9
1956	Willow Bunch	Game Preserve (-)	8
1984	Wildlife Habitat Protection	Wildlife Habitat Protection (VI)	38

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100	Saline & alkaline lakes; Ephemeral

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Willow Bunch Lake (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/willow-bunch-lake-iba-canada on 21/01/2025.