Abukuma river (Japan) IBA | Details | BirdLife International

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Abukuma river

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter (2003)	present	A4i

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2015	moderate	low	very low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	-

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	very low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1970	Fukushima	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV)	48
1975	Abukumado	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Abukuma river (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/abukuma-river-iba-japan on 23/12/2024.