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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
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	passage	2003	present	A4i
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter	2003	present	A4i
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus	LC	passage	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.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Intertidal	good (> 90%)	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Geological events	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	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	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2002	Fujimae higata	国指定鳥獣保護区	100
2002	Fujimae-higata	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	42

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Rice paddies	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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