TheAmrok River estuary Important Bird Area comprises theNorth Korean part of the Amrok, orYalu,estuary, with an area of 7,000 ha, abutting the border withChina on the north-eastern coast of theYellow Sea. The site has been identified byBirdLife International as anImportant Bird Area (IBA) because it supports up to 20,000waterbirds. Birds for which the site is significant includeswan geese,Baikal teal,black-faced spoonbills,white-naped cranes,red-crowned cranes andFar Eastern curlews. Only 1000 ha of the site is protected in a nature reserve.[1]
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