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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	unknown	2004	present	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	winter	2004	present	A1, A4i
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis	VU	winter	2004	present	A1, A4i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	2004	present	A1

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Sanctuary of Migratory Birds, Cheorwon	천연기념물	37	protected area overlaps with site	0
Pocheon	상수원보호구역	33	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dongsong	상수원보호구역	39	protected area overlaps with site	0
Cheorwon Basin	Natural Monument	40	protected area contained by site	40
Basalt Gorge Along Daegyocheon Stream of Hantangang River	천연기념물	21	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rice paddies	-
Wetlands (inland)		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Cheolwon basin. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 17/05/2022.