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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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	winter	2004	present	A1, A4i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage	2004	present	A4i
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter	2004	present	A4i
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus	LC	passage	2004	present	A4i
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes	LC	passage	2004	present	A4i
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer	EN	passage	2004	present	A1
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi	VU	winter	2004	present	A1, A4i
Relict Gull Larus relictus	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.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	114	509	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2003	Suncheon Bay	습지보호지역-갯벌	76
2003	Suncheon Bay Tidal flat	Marine Protected Area	56
2006	Suncheon Bay	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	71
2008	Suncheonman Bay	명승	11

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Suncheon Bay (South Korea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/suncheon-bay-iba-south-korea on 23/11/2024.