The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | winter | 2004 | present | A4i |
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid | VU | winter | 2004 | present | A1 |
Bean Goose Anser fabalis | LC | winter | 2004 | present | A4i |
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna | LC | non-breeding | 2004 | present | A4i |
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa | LC | winter | 2004 | present | A1 |
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | LC | winter | 2004 | present | A4i |
White-naped Crane Grus vipio | VU | winter | 2004 | present | A1 |
Hooded Crane Grus monacha | VU | winter | 2004 | present | A1 |
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana | EN | winter | 2004 | present | A1 |
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes | VU | breeding | 2004 | present | A1 |
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola | LC | winter | 2004 | present | A4i |
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | winter | 2004 | present | A4i |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | winter | 2004 | present | A4i |
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | NT | passage | 2004 | present | A4i |
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea | CR | passage | 2004 | present | A1 |
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis | NT | passage | 2004 | present | A4i |
Sanderling Calidris alba | LC | winter | 2004 | present | A4i |
Dunlin Calidris alpina | LC | winter | 2004 | present | A4i |
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes | NT | passage | 2004 | present | A4i |
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer | EN | passage | 2004 | present | A1 |
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi | VU | winter | 2004 | present | A1, A4i |
Relict Gull Larus relictus | VU | winter | 2004 | present | A1 |
Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | winter | 2004 | present | A4i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding | 2004 | min 20,000 individuals | A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Sanctuary of Migratory Birds at Nakdonggang River Estuary | 천연기념물 | 8,728 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Nakdonggang Estuary | 습지보호지역 | 3,772 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Nakdong Estuary | Natural Monument | 9,560 | is identical to site | 9,560 |
Gadeokdo | 산림유전자원보호림 | 568 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Wetlands (inland) | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nakdong-gang estuary. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nakdong-gang-estuary-iba-south-korea on 08/12/2023.