• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

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
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	winter	2003	present	A1, 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 (2010) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Izumi-Takaono	国指定鳥獣保護区	100
2013	Common fishery right area(Kagoshima)	共同漁業権区域	6

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Izumi, Takaono (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/izumi-takaono-iba-japan on 23/11/2024.