Key Biodiversity Areas

Amrok River estuary (16082)
North Korea, Asia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesNumenius madagascariensisFar Eastern CurlewLC2004A1a, A1c, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesAnser cygnoidesSwan GooseEN2004link-icon
AvesGrus vipioWhite-naped CraneVU2004link-icon
AvesPlatalea minorBlack-faced SpoonbillEN2004link-icon
AvesAnas formosaBaikal TealVU2004link-icon
AvesGrus japonensisRed-crowned CraneEN2004link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Amrok River estuary. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 18, 2025.