Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha | VU | breeding (2003) | present | A1 |
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 | good | low | medium |
| 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 |
| Forest | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| 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 |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | Very little or no conservation action taking place | medium |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Aya kenyurin | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 21 |
| 1982 | Kyushuchuosanchi | 国定公園 (V) | 97 |
| 1985 | Kawanaka | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 27 |
| 1997 | Kirishima -Yaku | National Park (V) | 100 |
| 2006 | Ayagawa Upstream Area | 緑の回廊 (V) | 19 |
| 2008 | Aya | 森林生態系保護地域 (Ib) | 35 |
| 2012 | Aya | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) | - |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ayakawa valley (Japan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ayakawa-valley-iba-japan on 05/12/2024.