Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus | NT | resident (2004) | present | A4i |
| Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola | VU | winter (2004) | present | A4i |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | non-breeding (2004) | present | A4i |
| Charadrius mongolus | NR | unknown (2004) | present | A4i |
| Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus | LC | unknown (2004) | present | A4i |
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | passage (2004) | present | A4i |
| Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis | EN | passage (2004) | present | A4i |
| Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | NT | passage (2004) | present | A4i |
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | passage (2004) | present | A4i |
| Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris | EN | passage (2004) | present | A4i |
| Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea | CR | passage (2004) | present | A1 |
| Dunlin Calidris alpina | NT | winter (2004) | present | A4i |
| Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus | LC | passage (2004) | present | A4i |
| Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer | EN | passage (2004) | present | A1, A4i |
| Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi | VU | winter (2004) | present | A1 |
| Relict Gull Larus relictus | VU | winter (2004) | present | A1 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | unknown (2004) | min 20,000 birds | A4iii |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | major (>10) | Rice paddies |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Namyang Bay (South Korea). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/namyang-bay-iba-south-korea on 22/12/2024.