Migratory species in Australia

Shorebirds of the Yellow Sea

Importance, threats and conservation status
Mark Barter
Wetlands International, 2002
ISBN 90 5882 009 2

4. Shorebirds occuring in internationally important numbers at Yellow Sea sites (continued)

4.4 Species accounts (continued)

4.4.10 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

Subspecies None.

Distribution in the EAAF

Breeding: Yakutia, w. and central Chukotka, Kamchatka Magadan and L. Baikal region.

Non-breeding: Coastal and inland. Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, s. China, se. Asia, w. Melanesia, s. New Guinea and Australia.

Usage and importance of Yellow Sea

Occurrence: Intertidal areas and adjacent non-tidal wetlands. NM and SM Widespread and common; particularly numerous in Yancheng NNR. NB Common south from Yancheng. Numbers are probably underestimated, as this species often occurs on non-tidal wetlands which were generally less well surveyed than intertidal areas.

Movements: Probably mainly a broad-front migrant using a variety of inland and coastal wetlands.

Significance of Yellow Sea: The Yellow Sea is important for this species as it supports about 25% of the estimated flyway population during NM. Numbers may be higher during SM.

Key sites: 11 sites of international importance have been identified, 6 in South Korea and 5 in China; 4 of the sites are important during NM, 8 during SM and 1 in the NB season (see site location maps below). Yancheng NNR is important during both NM and SM.

Status of key sites: 3 of the Chinese sites and a small part of 1 of the South Korean sites (Dongjin Gang Hagu) are in Protected Areas. Dongjin Gang Hagu is currently being reclaimed as part of the Saemangeum Reclamation Project.

Major gaps in knowledge: Incomplete geographical and temporal coverage in China, especially of coastal non-tidal wetlands. No information from North Korea.

Site count references

  1. Barter et al. 2000c
  2. Yi & Kim in prep.
  3. Wang 1997
  4. Zhu et al. 2000
  5. S.P. Zhang in litt.
  6. Moores 1999a
  7. Wang & Barter 1998

EAAF POPULATION ESTIMATE: 55 000
YELLOW SEA
Status: Passage migrant and non-breeding visitor
Estimated minimum numbers:
NM: South Korea: 4 100; China: 10 400.
SM: South Korea: 6 800.
INTERNATIONALLY IMPORTANT SITES (and Protected Area status)
South Korea: 6 (part of 1)
China: 5 (3)

Sites of international importance for Common Greenshank
Sites of international importance for Common Greenshank
   China   South Korea
1 Dong Sha 6 Ganghwa Do
2 Yancheng NNR 7 Daebu Do
3 Huang He NNR 8 Asan Man
4 Tianjin Municipality 9 Seosan Reclaimed Area
5 Yalu Jiang NNR 10 Geum Gang Hagu
    11 Dongjin Gang Hagu
Sites of international importance for Common Greenshank during northward migration
Sites of international importance for Common Greenshank during northward migration
   Site Country Count Ref
1 Yalu Jiang NNR China 1 000 1
2 Seosan Reclaimed Area South Korea 963 2
3 Yancheng NNR China 955 3
4 Huang He NNR China 585 4
         
         
Sites of international importance for Common Greenshank during southward migration
Sites of international importance for Common Greenshank during southward migration
   Site Country Count Ref
1 Yancheng NNR China 2 325 3
2 Dongjin Gang Hagu South Korea 1 585 2
3 Asan Man South Korea 1 450 2
4 Daebu Do South Korea 1 209 2
5 Ganghwa Do South Korea 1 000 2
6 Tianjin Municipality China 1 000 5
7 Geum Gang Hagu South Korea 699 6
8 Dong Sha China 615 7
Site of international importance for Common Greenshank during the non-breeding season
Site of international importance for Common Greenshank during the non-breeding season
   Site Country Count Ref
1 Yancheng NNR China 803 3
         
         
         
         
         

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