Republic of Korea
Summary
- EAAFP Member since 2006
- Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 18
- Focal Point Contact:
- Mr. Hwanchin Choung
Director of Biodiversity Division Nature Conservation Bureau Ministry of Environment Email: altari@korea.kr Tel: +82 44 201 7245
- Mr. Hwanchin Choung
Republic of Korea has been a Partner since 2006 (MoP1). It now has 18 Flyway Network Sites, the most recent designation being 2022, August. Republic of Korea’s importance for Key Species of the EAAFP includes breeding habitat for Black-faced Spoonbill, Saunder’s Gull (only in Songdo, Incheon on the west coast) as well as staging for many other migrating waterbirds.
Flyway Network Sites
Site Information
| EAAF SITECODE | NAME OF SITE | SITE INFORMATION SHEET | YEAR SIS UPDATED | SITE PHOTOS | VIEW IN GOOGLE EARTH |
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| EAAF027 | Cheorwon Basin | n/a | View | View | |
| EAAF028 | Han River Estuary | n/a | View | View | |
| EAAF046 | Cheonsu Bay | SIS | 2014 | View | View |
| EAAF078 | Gumi Haepyung wetland | n/a | View | View | |
| EAAF079 | Suncheon Bay | SIS | 2016 | View | View |
| EAAF095 | Junam Reservoir | SIS | 2008* | View | View |
| EAAF096 | Upo Wetland | SIS | 2018 | View | View |
| EAAF097 | Nakdong Estuary | SIS | 2018 | View | View |
| EAAF100 | Geum River Estuary | SIS | 2010* | View | View |
| EAAF101 | Yubu-do Tidal Flat | SIS | 2011 | View | View |
| EAAF107 | Chilbaldo Islet | SIS | 2010* | View | View |
| EAAF142 | Hwaseong Wetlands | SIS | 2018 | View | View |
| EAAF143 | Janghang Wetland | SIS | 2019 | View | View |
| EAAF145 | Incheon Songdo Tidal Flat | SIS | 2019 | View | View |
| EAAF146 | Aphaedo Tidal Flat | SIS | 2019 | View | |
| EAAF148 | Daebudo Tidal Flat | SIS | 2020 | View | View |
| EAAF150 | Ulsan Taehwa River | SIS | 2021 | View | View |
| EAAF 153 | Gochang Getbol | SIS | 2022 |
SIS indicates that the Site Information Sheet was last updated more than 6 years ago.
Site Details
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Key Species of EAAFP in ROK |
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Shorebird |
Anatidae |
Crane |
Seabird |
Others |
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Curlew Sandpiper |
Scaly-sided Merganser |
Oriental Stork |
Dalmatian Pelican |
Black-faced Spoonbill |
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Red Knot |
Lesser White-fronted Goose |
Siberian Crane |
Chinese Crested Tern |
Japanese Night-heron |
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Great Knot |
Long-tailed Duck |
Red-Crowned Crane |
Relict Gull |
Chinese Egret |
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Asian Dowitcher |
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Hooded Crane |
Saunders's Gull |
Swinhoe's Rail |
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Far Eastern Curlew |
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White-naped Crane |
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Eurasian Curlew |
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Black-tailed Godwit |
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper |
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Spotted Greenshank |
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- EAAF027
- EAAF028
- EAAF046
- EAAF078
- EAAF079
- EAAF095
- EAAF096
- EAAF097
- EAAF100
- EAAF101
- EAAF107
- EAAF142
- EAAF143
- EAAF145
- EAAF146
- EAAF148
- EAAF150
- EAAF 153
Cheorwon Basin
Location: Cheorwon County, Gangwon Province (near DMZ)
Coordinates (lat, long): 38.25000, 127.21667
Area: 40 ha
Date of joining: 7 March 1997
Protection Status: Protected Area
Other listings: Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Anatidae, Cranes
Important species:
Anser fabalis (Bean Goose), Anser albifrons (Greater White-fronted Goose), Chen caerulescens (Snow Goose), Grus japonensis (Red-crowned Crane), Grus vipio (White-naped Crane)
Site Related Activities:
1st Crane School of Cheorwon (2019)
2nd Crane School of Cheorwon (2020)
Han River Estuary
Location: Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province
Coordinates (lat, long): 37.68920, 126.68400
Area: 381 ha
Date of joining: 1997 March 07
Status: Natural Monument
Other listings: Ramsar, Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Shorebirds, Anatidae, Cranes
Important species
Limosa lapponica (Bar-tailed Godwit), Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit), Tringa nebularia (Common Greenshank), Calidris alpina (Dunlin), Calidris tenuirostris (Great Knot), Pluvialis squatarola (Grey Plover), Charadrius mongolus (Lesser Sand Plover), Calidris ruficollis (Red-necked Stint), Tringa guttifer (Spotted Greenshank), Xenus cinereus (Terek Sandpiper), Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel), Anser fabalis (Bean Goose), Anser albifrons (Greater White-fronted Goose), Aythya ferina (Common Pochard), Mergus merganser (Goosander), Grus vipio (White-naped Crane)
Cheonsu Bay
Location: Chungcheongnam Province
Coordinates (lat, long): 36.66667, 126.40000
Area: 15,409 ha
Date of joining: 14 May 1999
Protection status: Fisheries Resources Protection Area
Other listings: Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Shorebirds, Anatidae
Important species:
Limosa lapponica (Bar-tailed Godwit), Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit), Tringa nebularia (Common Greenshank), Charadrius alexandrinus (Kentish Plover), Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel), Anas formosa (Baikal Teal), Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard), Anser fabalis (Bean Goose), Grus monacha (Hooded Crane), Ciconia boyciana (Oriental White Stork), Platalea leucorodia (Eurasian Spoonbill), Platalea minor (Black-faced Spoonbill)
Gumi Haepyung wetland
Location: Kyungsangbuk Province
Coordinates (lat, long): 36.16667, 128.38333
Area: 760.0 ha
Date of joining: 2004 September 21
Status: Wildlife Reserve Area
Other listings: Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Cranes
Important species
Grus vipio (White-naped Crane), Grus monacha (Hooded Crane)
Suncheon Bay
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Location: Chollanam Province
Coordinates (lat, long): 34.83333, 127.41667
Area: 28,140 ha
Date of joining: 21 September 2004
Protection status: Protected Area
Other listings: Ramsar Site, Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Anatidae, Cranes, Shorebirds
Important species
Limosa lapponica (Bar-tailed Godwit), Tringa nebularia (Common Greenshank), Numenius arquata (Eurasian Curlew), Heteroscelus brevipes (Grey-tailed Tattler), Charadrius alexandrinus (Kentish Plover), Tringa guttifer (Spotted Greenshank), Xenus cinereus (Terek Sandpiper), Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel), Grus monacha (Hooded Crane), Platalea leucorodia (Eurasian Spoonbill), Cygnus cygnus (whooper Swan), Cygnus columbianus (Tundra Swan), Grus grus (Common Crane), Haematopus ostralegus (Eurasian Oystercatcher), Numenius madagascariensis (Far Eastern Curlew), Saundersilarus saundersi (Saunders’s Gull), Falco tinnunculus (Common Kestrel), Calidris alpina (Dunlin), Tadorna tadorna (Common Shelduck), Larus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull), Antigone vipio (White-naped Crane)
Junam Reservoir
Location: Gyeongnam Province
Coordinates (lat, long): 35.18000, 128.41000
Area: 602 ha
Date of joining: 12 September 2008
Protection status: Protected Area
Other listings: Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Anatidae, Cranes, and Others
Important species:
Anser fabalis (Bean Goose), Anas falcata (Falcated Teal), Anas formosa (Baikal Teal), Anser cygnoides (Swan Goose), Aythya baeri (Baer’s Pochard), Grus monacha (Hooded Crane), Grus vipio (White-naped Crane), Grus japonensis (Red-crowned Crane), Ciconia ciconia (White Stork), Platalea minor (Black-faced Spoonbill)
Upo Wetland
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Location: Gyeongnam Province
Coordinates (lat, long): 35.18000, 128.41000
Area: 854 ha
Date of joining: 12 September 2008
Protection status: Protected Area
Other listings: Ramsar Site, Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Anatidae, Cranes, and Others
Important species
Anser fabalis (Bean Goose), Anas falcata (Falcated Teal), Anas formosa (Baikal Teal), Anser cygnoides (Swan Goose), Aythya baeri (Baer’s Pochard), Grus monacha (Hooded Crane), Grus vipio (White-naped Crane), Grus japonensis (Red-crowned Crane), Ciconia ciconia (White Stork), Platalea minor (Black-faced Spoonbill)
Nakdong Estuary
Location: Busan Metropolitan City
Coordinates (lat, long): 35.106141, 128.947787
Area: 8849 ha
Date of joining: 1 May 2009
Protection status: Natural Monument Protection Area
Other listings: Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Shorebirds, Anatidae, Cranes, and Others
Important species:
Charadrius alexandrinus (Kentish Plover), Numenius arquata (Curlew), Xenus cinereus (Terek Sandpiper), Heteroscelus brevipes (Gray-tailed Tattler), Calidris alba (Sanderling), Calidris pygmaea (Spoon-billed Sandpiper), Cygnus cygnus (Whooper Swan), Anser cygnoid (Swan Goose), Anser fabalis (Bean Goose), Tadorna tadorna (Common Shelduck), Anas falcata (Falcated Teal), Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard), Aythya ferina (Pochard), Bucephala clangula (Goldeneye), Grus vipio (White-naped Crane), Grus monacha (Hooded Crane), Ciconia boyciana (White Stork), Platalea minor (Black-faced Spoonbill), Haliaeetus albicilla (White-tailed Sea Eagle), Haliaeetus pelagicus (Steller’s Sea Eagle), Aquila heliaca (Imperial Eagle), Falco peregrinus (Peregrine Falcon), Locustella pleskei (Pleske’s Grasshopper Warbler), Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant), Egretta eulophotes (Chinese Egret), Larus argentatus (Herring Gull), Saundersilarus saundersi (Saunders’ Gull), Larus relictus (Relict Gull), Sterna albifrons (Little Tern)
Geum River Estuary
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Location: Gunsan/Seocheon
Coordinates (lat, long): 36.03000, 126.79000
Area: 2185 ha
Date of joining: 1 December 2010
Protection status: Protected Area
Other listings: Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Anatidae
Important species:
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard), Anas formosa (Baikal Teal), Anser albifrons (Greater White-fronted Goose), Anser fabalis serrirostris (Tundra Bean Goose)
Yubu-do Tidal Flat
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Location: Chungnam/Seocheon
Coordinates (lat, long): 36.00100, 126.61500
Area: 900 ha
Date of joining: 25 August 2011
Protection status: Protected Area
Other listings: Ramsar Site, Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA)
Important for Shorebirds
Important species:
Haematopus ostralegus (Eurasian Oystercatcher), Pluvialis squatarola (Grey Plover), Charadrius mongolus (Lesser Sand Plover), Limosa lapponica (Bar-tailed Godwit), Numenius arquata (Eurasian Curlew), Numenius madagascariensis (Far Eastern Curlew), Calidris alpina (Dunlin), Calidris pygmaea (Spoon-billed Sandpiper)
Chilbado Islet
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Location: Chungnam/Seocheon
Coordinates (lat, long): 36.00100, 126.61500
Area: 900 ha
Date of joining: 25 August 2011
Protection status: Protected Area
Other listings: Ramsar Site, Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA)
Important for Shorebirds
Important species:
Haematopus ostralegus (Eurasian Oystercatcher), Pluvialis squatarola (Grey Plover), Charadrius mongolus (Lesser Sand Plover), Limosa lapponica (Bar-tailed Godwit), Numenius arquata (Eurasian Curlew), Numenius madagascariensis (Far Eastern Curlew), Calidris alpina (Dunlin), Calidris pygmaea (Spoon-billed Sandpiper)
Hwaseong Wetlands
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Location: Gyeonggi Province
Coordinates (lat, long): 37° 3'58.45"N 126°43'58.22"E
Area: 7,301ha
Date of joining: October 22 2018
Protection Status: Proposed to designate as a wetland protected area
Other listings: Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Black-faced spoonbill, Chinese Egret, Oriental Stork, Hooded Crane and Anatidae
Important species
Haematopus ostralegus (Oyseter Catcher), Squatarola squatarola (Gray Plover), Charadrius mongolus (Mongolian Plover), Numenius madagascariensis (Far Eastern Curlew), Numenius arquata (Indian Curlew), Limnodromus semipalmatus (Bar-tailed Godwit), Calidris tenuirostris (Great Knot), Tringa cinereus (Terek Sandpiper), Tringa nebularia (Common Greenshank), Calidris alpipna (Red-backed Sandpiper), Tringa guttifer (Nordmann's Greenshank)
Promotional Materials
Hwaseong Wetlands Leaflet (2020) - Korean
Janghang Wetland
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Location: Goyang City
Coordinates (lat, long): 37° 38′ 17N / 126° 45′ 47″E
Area: 749.4 hectares
Date of joining: 10 May 2019
Status: National Wetland Protected Area
Other listings: Civilian Controlled Zone
Important for Black-faced Spoonbill, White-naped Crane and others.
Important species
Grus vipio (White-naped Crane), Grus monacha (Hooded Crane), Platalea minor (Black-faced Spoonbill), Anser scygnoides (Swan Chinese Goose), Falco peregrinus (Peregrine Falcon), Haliaeetus albicilla (White-tailed Sea Eagle)
Incheon Songdo Tidal Flat
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Location: Songdo-dong, Incheon
Coordinates (lat, long): 37° 41'N 126°62'E (Zone 6&8), 37° 37'N 126°69'E(Zone 11)
Area: 611 hectares
Date of joining: 10 May 2019
Other listings: Ramsar
Important for Saunders’s Gull, Black-faced Spoonbill, Far Eastern Curlew, Great Knot and others.
Important species
Platalea minor (Black-faced Spoonbill), Chroicocephalus saundersi (Saunders’s Gull),
Calidris tenuirostris (Great Knot), Numenius madagascariensis (Far Eastern Curlew), Numenius arquata (Eurasian Curlew),
Haematopus ostralegus (Eurasian Oystercatcher), Pluvialis squatarola (Grey Plover)
Aphaedo Tidal Flat
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Location: Shinan County, Republic of Korea
Coordinates (lat, long): 34° 52′ 27˝ N, 126° 14′ 41.2˝ E(North Tidal Flat), 34° 50′ 27.2˝ N, 126° 18′ 1.7˝ S(South Tidal Flat)
Area: 2,500 hectares
Date of joining: 12 November 2019
Other listings:Wetland protected area and UNESCO Shinan Dadohae Biosphere Reserve
Important species Egretta eulophotes (Chinese Egret), Haematopus ostralegus (Eurasian Oystercatcher)
Daebudo Tidal Flat
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Location: Ansan City, Republic of Korea
Coordinates (lat, long): 37° 14' 23.1"N 126° 33' 19.404"E (Sangdong Tidal Flat), 37° 12' 36.633"N 126° 34' 55.344"E (Goretburi Tidal Flat)
Area: 453 hectares
Date of joining: 9 May 2020
Other listings: Designated a Tidal Wetland Protected Area in 2017 under the Wetland Conservation Act of RO Korea. Also, the site is a Ramsar site.
Important species
Platalea minor (Black-faced spoonbill), Egretta eulophotes (Chinese Egret), Calidris tenuirostris )Great Knot), Limosa lapponica (Bar-tailed Godwit), Haematopus ostralegus (Eurasian Oystercatcher), Chroicocephalus saundersi (Saunders’s Gull), Numenius madagascariensis (Eastern Curlew)
Ulsan Taehwa River
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Location: Ulsan City, Republic of Korea
Coordinates (lat, long): 35.554424°N, 129.272416°E (Taehwa River Midstream), 35.541184°N, 129.365933°E (Taehwa River Downstream)
Area: 273 hectares
Date of joining: 13 May 2021
Other listings: Designated as a national garden in 2019. Also, most areas are designated as wildlife reserves, ecological landscape conservation area, and water source conservation zones.
Important species
Anas poecilorhyncha (Indian Spot-billed Duck), Aythya ferina (Common Pochard), Aythya marila (Greater Scaup), Ciconia boyciana (Oriental Stork), Fulica atra (Common Coot), Histrionicus histrionicus (Harlequin Duck), Larus canus (Mew Gull), Mergellus albellus (Smew), Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant), Saundersilarus saundersi (Saunders’s Gull)
Resources
- Promotional Videos/Websites
Gochang Getbol
Location: Gochang County, Republic of Korea
Coordinates: 35.54903912°N_126.5332644°E (Center of Gochang Getbol)
Area: 5531 hectares
Date of joining: 28th August 2021
Other listings: Gochang Getbol has a unique ecosystem that is composed of salt marshes, mud flats, mixed flats, sand flats and rocky substrates. This Site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that supports 20 species of migratory waterbirds on the IUCN Red List.
Important species
Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit, Platalea minor Black-faced Spoonbill, Egretta eulophotes Chinese Egret,
Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank, Aythya farina Common Pochard, Calidris alpina Dunlin, Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher,
Numenius madagascariensis Far Eastern Curlew,Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot ,Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover, Tringa brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler,
Grus monachal Hooded Crane,Podiceps auratus Horned Grebe,Charadrius alexandrines Kentish Plover, Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sandplover,
Ciconia boyciana Oriental Stork, Calidris alba Sanderling, Saundersilarus saundersi Saunders's Gull, Xenus cinereus Terek Sandpiper,
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel, Antigone vipio White-naped Crane
Resources
For pages and posts on the EAAFP site related to ROK follow search: ROK.
- Promotional Materials/Websites:
- Governmental Documents/ Websites:
- Ministry of Environment (Korean, English)
- Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries News Room (English)
- National Institute of Ecology (Korean, English)
- National Institute of Biological Resources (Korean, English)
- National Environment Information Center (Korean)
- Korean Legislation Research Institute (Korean, English)
- The 4th National Biodiversity Strategy Plan (Korean)
- Diversity of Korean Peninsula; Run by National Institute of Biological Resources (Korean)
- National Institute of Environmental Research (Korean, English)
- Kim, S.B. et al., Korean Red List of Threatened Species (2014), National Institute of Biological Resources
- The Fifth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity
- Upo Marsh; run by Changnyeong-si City (Korean, Chinese, English, Japanese)
- Junam Reservoir; run by Changwon-si City (Korean, Chinese, English, Japanese)
- Nakdong Estuary Eco-center (Korean, Chinese, English, Japanese)
- Key Habitats for Waterbirds and Seabirds in Korea, National Institute of Biological Resources (English)
- Key Habitats for Waterbirds and Seabirds in Korea, National Institute of Biological Resources (Korean)
- New Master Plan on Management and Ecological Restoration of Tidal flat and Adjacent Areas; 2021, MOF (English, Summary)
- New Master Plan on Management and Ecological Restoration of Tidal flat and Adjacent Areas; 2021, MOF (Korean)
- National Marine Ecosytstem Monitoring Program (Korean)
- National Marine Ecosytstem Monitoring Program (English)
- Shorebird Research Method_National Marine Ecosystem Monitoring Program (English)
- Reports:
- Wise Use of the Hwaseong Wetlands Flyway Network Site: 2020 Final Report; EAAFP, Birds Korea, KFEM Hwaseong, and Hwaseong City (English; 2021. 03. 22. uploaded; this report might be revised after extra discussions)
- Wise Use of the Hwaseong Wetlands Flyway Network Site: 2020 Final Report; EAAFP, Birds Korea, KFEM Hwaseong, and Hwaseong City (Korean)
- Report about National monitoring of Black-faced Spoonbills and study on their habitats in Republic of Korea; Waterbirds Network Korea, EAAFP (English)
- Report about National monitoring of Black-faced Spoonbills and study on their habitats in Republic of Korea; Waterbirds Network Korea, EAAFP (Korean)
