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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2004	750 individuals	A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	winter	2004	present	A1
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis	VU	passage	2004	present	A1, A4i
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer	EN	passage	2004	present	A1, A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Unryul Kumsanpo	Wildlife Reserve	57

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Unryul Kumsanpo (North Korea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/unryul-kumsanpo-iba-north-korea on 23/11/2024.