KP028
Daedong Bay


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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC winter (2004) 1,200 individuals A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC winter (2004) 4,500 individuals A4i
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis VU winter (2004) present A1, A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha VU passage (2004) present A1
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana EN winter (2004) present A1, A4i
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor EN breeding (2004) present A1, A4i
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes VU breeding (2004) present A1, A4i
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis EN passage (2004) 2,000–3,000 individuals A4i
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea CR passage (2004) present A1
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer EN passage (2004) present A1, A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Daedong Bay Protected Area (-) 57

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10) Arable land
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Daedong Bay (North Korea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/daedong-bay-iba-north-korea on 12/01/2025.