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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	winter	2004	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Gyeongpo-Ho Lake	Wildlife Reserve	90
1982	Gyoungpo	도립공원	91
1985	Gangwon Gangneung Jeodong	야생생물보호구역	95
2013	Gyeungpodae Pavilion and Gyeungpoho lake in Gangneung	명승	93
2016	Gyeongpohogasi Wetland	습지보호지역	95

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gyeongpo-ho lake (South Korea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gyeongpo-ho-lake-iba-south-korea on 23/11/2024.