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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
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis	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.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rice paddies	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ryonghung Gang estuary (North Korea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ryonghung-gang-estuary-iba-north-korea on 25/11/2024.