Manitoba’s Important Bird Areas

Manitoba is home to 36 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) that cover more than 15,680 km2. From the shores of Hudson Bay to the mixed-grass prairie in the southwest corner of the province, each IBA has its own significance to birds and biodiversity. Located on public and private land, many of Manitoba’s IBAs have no formal protection. Favourite birding destinations like Delta Marsh, Oak Hammock Marsh, Churchill and Whitewater Lake all have IBA status.

Site summaries and maps for each IBA in Manitoba were published in 2000 and can be viewed on the IBA Canada website.

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Manitoba Important Bird Areas brochure and map (see below) with all IBAs in the province now available! To request a copy, please contact Mackenzie Glover, IBA Coordinator, at iba@naturemanitoba.ca or call 204-943-9029.

Manitoba IBA Brochure