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Hakata bay


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor EN winter 2003 present A1, A4i
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus LC passage 2003 present A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis NT passage 2003 present A4i
Dunlin Calidris alpina LC winter 2003 present A4i
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus LC passage 2003 present A4i
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes NT passage 2003 present A4i
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia LC winter 2003 present A4i
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi VU winter 2003 present A1
Pleske's Grasshopper-warbler Helopsaltes pleskei VU breeding 2003 present A1

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2015 near favourable medium low
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat -

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Habitat detail Reference area (ha) Actual area (ha) Habitat quantity (% remaining) Habitat quality (carrying capacity) Result
Wetlands (inland) 0 0 good (> 90%) moderate (70-90%) near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1 Threat level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification annual & perennial non-timber crops - scale unknown/unrecorded likely in long term (beyond 4 years) majority/most of area/population (50-90%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Human intrusions and disturbance recreational activities likely in long term (beyond 4 years) whole area/population (>90%) slow but significant deterioration medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%) A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Wajiro higata 国指定鳥獣保護区 254 protected area contained by site 0
Genkai 国定公園 10,158 protected area overlaps with site 9,000
Fukuoka shi 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 26,417 protected area overlaps with site 0
Common fishery right area(Fukuoka) 共同漁業権区域 127,630 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Marine Intertidal -
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams, Permanent swamps -
Marine Neritic -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hakata bay. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hakata-bay-iba-japan on 05/12/2023.