Anbyon Field

The site is important for red-crowned cranes

Anbyon Field is a 1000 ha wetland site in Kangwon Province of North Korea. It is one of the state’s designated Natural Monuments and has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports a population of endangered red-crowned cranes.^[1]

References

↑ "Anbyon field". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-07.

Important Bird Areas of North Korea

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

Coordinates: 39°03′00″N 127°31′00″E / 39.05000°N 127.51667°E / 39.05000; 127.51667

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