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Eboshijima islet


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
Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume VU breeding 2003 present A1, A4ii

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 favourable medium 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
Marine Coastal/Supratidal good (> 90%) good (> 90%) favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use likely in long term (beyond 4 years) whole area/population (>90%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Pollution likely in long term (beyond 4 years) whole area/population (>90%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes likely in long term (beyond 4 years) whole area/population (>90%) no or imperceptible deterioration low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation Unknown Very little or no conservation action taking place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1956 Genkai 国定公園 100
2003 Common fishery right area(Fukuoka) 共同漁業権区域 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eboshijima islet (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eboshijima-islet-iba-japan on 22/11/2024.