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KR005
Tidal flat area of southern Ganghwa-do island
Location South Korea, Gyeonggi-do
Central coordinates 126o 24.00' East  37o 35.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i, A4iii
Area 7,662 ha
Altitude 0 - 2m
Year of IBA assessment 2004





Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Anas poecilorhyncha unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Not Recognised 
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Near Threatened 
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Near Threatened 
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Vulnerable 
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A4i  Endangered 
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Dunlin Calidris alpina unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Saunders's Gull Larus saundersi non-breeding  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds unknown  2004  20,000 individuals  unknown  A4iii   

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)   -

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Tidal flat area of southern Ganghwa-do island. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/06/2013

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