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Mount Chilbo


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
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata LC breeding (2000) present A3
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri CR winter (2004) present A1
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana EN winter (2004) present A1
Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus LC breeding (2000) present A3
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Picoides kizuki LC resident (2000) present A3
Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus LC breeding (2000) present A3
Varied Tit Sittiparus varius LC resident (2000) present A3
Pale-legged Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes LC breeding (2000) present A3
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia LC breeding (2000) present A3
White-throated Rock-thrush Monticola gularis LC breeding (2000) present A3
Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami LC breeding (2000) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1976 Mount Chilbo National Park (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Mixed broadleaf-coniferous forest (temp/boreal


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Chilbo (North Korea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-chilbo-iba-north-korea on 23/12/2024.