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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
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	unknown	2004	present	A4i
Charadrius mongolus	NR	unknown	2004	present	A4i
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus	LC	passage	2004	present	A4i

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
2001	Muan	습지보호지역-갯벌	100
2001	Muan Tidal flat	Marine Protected Area	100
2002	94_Daejeongseom	특정도서	<1
2002	93_Sojeongseom	특정도서	<1
2008	Sinan Jeungdogaetbol	도립공원	8
2008	Muan Tidal Flat	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2009	Shinan Dadohae	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	68
2011	Jeungdo Tidal Flat	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	11

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Muan tidal flat (South Korea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/muan-tidal-flat-iba-south-korea on 23/11/2024.