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Songji-ho lake


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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC winter (2004) present A4i
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus VU winter (2004) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Songji-Ho Wildlife Reserve (-) 9
1985 Gangwon Goseong Jugwangmyeon 야생생물보호구역 (IV) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) -


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 23/12/2024.