Data Zone
Country/territory: Japan
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i (2004)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 20,000 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2010 | low | not assessed | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The site consists of Lake Akkeshiko, a brackish lake, and a lowland moor with Phragmites australis and Carex where the Bekanbeushigawa river flows into Lake Akkeshiko, a high moor near the center, and a salt marsh on the sea coast. Japanese Cranes breed on the marsh. Lake Akkeshiko is the largest wintering ground in Japan for Whooper Swan, because it does not freeze all over the lake even during cold winters.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Akkeshi, Bekanbeushi marsh. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 13/04/2021.
