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KR037
Nakdong-gang estuary
Location South Korea, Gyeongsangnam-do
Central coordinates 128o 56.00' East  35o 3.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i, A4iii
Area 9,560 ha
Altitude 0 - 3m
Year of IBA assessment 2004





Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Swan Goose Anser cygnoides unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Bean Goose Anser fabalis unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Baikal Teal Anas formosa -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Least Concern 
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
White-naped Crane Grus vipio -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Hooded Crane Grus monacha unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Near Threatened 
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Grey-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Sanderling Calidris alba unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 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, A4i  Vulnerable 
Relict Gull Larus relictus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Little Tern Sterna albifrons winter  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds breeding  2004  20,000 individuals  unknown  A4iii   

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Nakdong Estuary Natural Monument 9,560 is identical to site 9,560  

Habitats

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

Management considerations Disturbance from fishermanDevelopment plan (reclamation, bridge etc) caused by city expansion and industrial purpose.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Nakdong-gang estuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013

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