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Songji-ho lake


IBA Justification

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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC winter 2004 present A4i
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus 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.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Songji-Ho Wildlife Reserve 9
1985 Gangwon Goseong Jugwangmyeon 야생생물보호구역 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Songji-ho lake (South Korea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/songji-ho-lake-iba-south-korea on 23/11/2024.