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Chilbal-do island


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Swinhoe's Storm-petrel Hydrobates monorhis NT breeding (2004) present A4ii
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas NT breeding (2004) present A4ii
Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus LC breeding (2004) present A4ii
Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume VU breeding (2004) present A1
Pleske's Grasshopper-warbler Helopsaltes pleskei VU breeding (2004) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Chilbal Is Natural Monument (-) 100
1982 Breeding Ground of Sea Birds (Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel, Streaked Shearwater, and Fork-tailed Swift) on Chilbaldo Island, Sinan 천연기념물 (IV) 17
2009 Shinan Dadohae UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chilbal-do island (South Korea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chilbal-do-island-iba-south-korea on 23/12/2024.