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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
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yeonchon (South Korea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yeonchon-iba-south-korea on 23/12/2024.