Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | winter (2004) | present | A4i |
| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | LC | winter (2004) | present | A4i |
| Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha | LC | unknown (2004) | present | A4i |
| Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis | VU | winter (2004) | present | A1 |
| Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor | EN | winter (2004) | present | A1 |
| Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes | VU | breeding (2004) | present | A1 |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | non-breeding (2004) | present | A4i |
| Charadrius mongolus | NR | unknown (2004) | present | A4i |
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | passage (2004) | present | A4i |
| Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis | EN | passage (2004) | present | A4i |
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | passage (2004) | present | A4i |
| Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea | CR | passage (2004) | present | A1 |
| Dunlin Calidris alpina | NT | winter (2004) | present | A4i |
| Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus | LC | passage (2004) | present | A4i |
| Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia | LC | passage (2004) | present | A4i |
| Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer | EN | passage (2004) | present | A1, A4i |
| Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi | VU | winter (2004) | present | A1 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | unknown (2004) | min 20,000 birds | A4iii |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tidal flat area of southern Ganghwa-do island (South Korea). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tidal-flat-area-of-southern-ganghwa-do-island-iba-south-korea on 22/12/2024.