Data Zone
Country/territory: Japan
IBA Criteria met: A3 (2004)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 52,000 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2015 | low | unfavourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
Volcanic mountain range, forests (secondary forest, broadleaf deciduous forest and conifer forest, and lapillus land, sandwiched by the Zaorenpo mountain range in the south and Funagatarenpo mountain range in the north, both belong to the Ohusanmyaku mountains on the border of Yamagata and Miyagi Prefectures. The highest summit of the Zaorenpo mountain range is Mt Kumanodake (1,841m), which has forests of Fagus crenata and Quercus crispula on the mountainside, and forests of Abies mariesii on the higher area, as well as lapillus land. Funagatarenpo mountain range has forests of Fagus crenata and Quercus crispula on the mountainside, and Pinus pumila belt on the upper zone.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mounts Zao and Funagata. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/03/2023.
