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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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	winter	2004	present	A1
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2004	present	A1
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	winter	2004	present	A1
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	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
-	Junam Reservoir	Bio-diversity Management contract	-
-	Junam Reservoir	Hunting Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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