JP_M022
Danjo islands - Marine


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume VU breeding 1978 min 50 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1973 Danjogunto 国指定鳥獣保護区 <1
2003 Common fishery right area(Nagasaki) 共同漁業権区域 3

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Neritic 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Danjo islands - Marine (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/danjo-islands--marine-iba-japan on 24/11/2024.