Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Summary
- EAAFP Member since: 2018
- Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 2
- Focal Point Contact:
- Ms. Ri Kyong Sim
Director of Division of International Cooperation, Department of External Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Land and Environment Protection
- Ms. Ri Kyong Sim
DPRK became a Partner in 2018 (MoP10). It now has 2 Flyway Site Network Sites, the most recent designation being 1999, February. DPRK occupies the top half of the Korean peninsula and has coast on the Yellow Sea along with the Republic of Korea and China. The Yellow Sea is a vitally important region for supporting migrating shorebirds, including the Key Species of the EAAFP, on their journeys between breeding and non-breeding habitats.
Flyway Network Sites
Site Details
Key Species of EAAFP in DPRK |
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Shorebird |
Anatidae |
Crane |
Seabird |
Others |
Curlew Sandpiper |
Baer's Pochard |
Oriental Stork |
Dalmatian Pelican |
Black-Faced Spoonbill |
Red Knot |
Scaly-sided Merganser |
Siberian Crane |
Saunders's Gull |
Japanese Night-heron |
Great Knot |
Lesser White-fronted Goose |
Red-crowned Crane |
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Chinese Egret |
Far Eastern Curlew |
Long-tailed Duck |
Hooded Crane |
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Swinhoe’s Rail |
Eurasian Curlew |
White-naped Crane |
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Black-tailed Godwit |
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper |
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Spotted Greenshank |
Kumya Wetland Reserve
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Location: South Hamgyong Province
Coordinates (lat, long): 39.41667, 127.33333
Area: 2,000 ha
Date of joining: 1999 February 28
Status: Wetland Reserve
Other listings: Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Anatidae, Cranes
Important species
Anser albifrons (Greater White-fronted Goose), Grus japonensis (Red-crowned Crane), Grus vipio (White-naped Crane)
Mundok Wetland Reserve
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Location: South Pyongan Province
Coordinates(lat, long) 39.50000, 125.33333
Area: 3,000 ha
Date of joining: 1999 February 27
Status: Wetland Reserve
Other listings: Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Shorebirds, Cranes
Important species
Numenius madgascariensis (Far Eastern Curlew), Grus japonensis (Red-crowned Crane), Grus monacha (Hooded Crane), Grus vipio (White-naped Crane)
Site Related Activities:
- National Mundok Migratory Bird Reserve Page (only accessible via VPN)
Resources
For pages and posts on the EAAFP site related to DPRK follow search: DPRK.
- Promotional Materials/Websites:
- Flyer:
- Rason Migratory Bird Reserve Flyer
- Mundok Wetland Reserve Flyer
- Mundok Wetland Reserve Flyer (2)
- Kumya Wetland Reserve Flyer
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper Flyer
- Scaly-sided Merganser Flyer
- Baer's Pochard Flyer
- Great Knot Flyer
- Common Birds in Mundok Migratory Bird Reserve (2021 ver.)
- Waterfowls in Mundok Migratory Bird Reserve (2021 ver.)
- Poster:
- Booklet
- Video:
- News/Magazine
- Flyer: