Daedong Bay Important Bird Area

The Daedong Bay Important Bird Area (대동강변 조류보호구) lies on the north-eastern coast of the Yellow Sea on the west coast of North Korea near the mouth of the Taedong River. It comprises 3,500 ha of marine, intertidal and beach wetlands, encompassing a 2,000 ha protected area. It has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports significant populations of various birds, including greater white-fronted geese, Oriental storks, black-faced spoonbills, Chinese egrets, great bustards, hooded cranes, red-crowned cranes, Far Eastern curlews, Nordmann's greenshanks and spoon-billed sandpipers. Threats to the site include agricultural intensification and aquacultural development.

References

"Daedong Bay". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2013-05-04.

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Amrok River estuary Anbyon Field Batoggisem, Dansem and Zamori Islands Chongchon River Chongdan Field Daedong Bay Dok-do Kangryong Field Kumya Bay Lake Bujon Lake Kwangpo Lakes Manpo and Bonpo Lake Rangrim Lake Samilpo Lakes Tungjong and Chonapo Mayang Reservoir Mount Chilbo Mount Kumgang Mount Kuwol Mount Myohyang Mount Oga Mount Paekdu Oksem, Dongsolbatsem, Sesolbatsem and Namsolbatsem Islands Onchon Field Ongjin Bay Orangchon River estuary Panmun Field Rab-do and Muki-do Islands Ryonghung Gang estuary Sogam-do, Daegam-do, Zung-do, Ae-do and Hyengzedo Islands Taedong River estuary Unmu-do Unryul Kumsanpo

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