Kumya River Estuary Important Bird Area
The Ryonghung Gang estuary Important Bird Area comprises the 10,000 ha estuary of the Ryonghung River where it flows into the Sea of Japan in South Hamgyong Province on the eastern coast of North Korea. The site contains both estuarine waters and Paddy field, rice paddies. It has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports an overwintering population of red-crowned cranes. References

Important Bird Areas of North Korea Rivers of North Korea South Hamgyong Wetlands of North Korea {{NorthKorea-geo-stub ...
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Grus Japonensis -Hokkaido, Japan -several-8 (1)
Grus can refer to * Grus (genus), ''Grus'' (genus), a genus of birds in the crane family ** ''Grus grus'', the common crane * Grus (constellation), the constellation "Crane" * Grus (geology), an accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments (particles of sand and gravel) resulting from the granular disintegration of crystalline rocks See also

* Gruss (other) * GRU (other) {{disambiguation ...
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