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Rab-do and Muki-do islands


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
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes VU breeding (2004) present A1, A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Island of Rab-do and Muki-do Natural Monument (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Shrubland major (>10) Temperate heath and scrub


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rab-do and Muki-do islands (North Korea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rab-do-and-muki-do-islands-iba-north-korea on 23/12/2024.