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Hwajinpo-ho lake


IBA Justification

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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor LC winter 2004 present A4i
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC winter 2004 present A4i
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus VU winter 2004 present A1

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Hwajinpo-Ho Wildlife Reserve 37 protected area contained by site 37
Gangwon Goseong Geojineup 야생생물보호구역 228 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hwajinpo-ho lake. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hwajinpo-ho-lake-iba-south-korea on 28/09/2023.