Banzu and Futtsu tidal flat (Japan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Banzu and Futtsu tidal flat

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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') at the site:

Species	Red List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	2003	present	A4i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Sanderling Calidris alba	LC	winter	2003	present	A4i
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes	LC	passage	2003	present	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

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	not assessed	low	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	-

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other 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	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1958	Minamiboso	国定公園	8
2003	Common fishery right area(Chiba)	共同漁業権区域	94

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Banzu and Futtsu tidal flat (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/banzu-and-futtsu-tidal-flat-iba-japan on 23/11/2024.