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Hachijojima island


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 Woodpigeon Columba janthina LC resident 2003 present A2
Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume VU breeding 2003 present A1, A4ii
Pleske's Grasshopper-warbler Helopsaltes pleskei VU breeding 2003 present A1
Ijima's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus ijimae VU breeding 2003 present A1, A2
Izu Thrush Turdus celaenops VU resident 2003 present A1, A2

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 near favourable high 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
Forest good (> 90%) moderate (70-90%) near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Pollution happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high

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 No management planning has taken place 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
1936 Fuji hakone izu 国立公園 100
1965 Hachijo miharayama 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 8
1965 Hachijo fuji 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 7
1965 Koiwa togahana 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 3

Habitats

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


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