Taedong River estuary Important Bird Area

The Taedong River estuary Important Bird Area is an 11,500 ha site in southern South Pyongan Province of North Korea, where the Taedong River meets the Yellow Sea. It has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports populations of various water birds. These include swan geese, mute swans, whooper swans, Baikal teals, Steller's sea eagles, red-crowned cranes and Saunders's gulls. The site comprises a range of wetlands including freshwater lakes, salt evaporation ponds and rice paddies. Threats to the IBA include agricultural intensification and aquacultural development.

References

"Taedong River estuary". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

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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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