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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
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2004	present	A1
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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
-	Han river	Hunting Reserve	100
1974	Paldang(Hanam)	상수원보호구역	1
1995	Jamsil	상수원보호구역	11
1999	Hangang Bamseom	생태경관보전지역	1
2002	Amsa-dong	생태경관보전지역	<1
2007	Godeok-dong	생태경관보전지역	1
2012	Han River-Bamseom Islets	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1
2013	Seoul Nanjihanganggongwon	야생생물보호구역	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Han-gang river (South Korea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/han-gang-river-iba-south-korea on 22/11/2024.