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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	winter (2003)	present	A1, A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	winter (2003)	present	A1, A4i

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 of popul­ation/area (>90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Izumi-Takaono	国指定鳥獣保護区 (IV)	100
2013	Common fishery right area(Kagoshima)	共同漁業権区域 (VI)	6

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

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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 23/12/2024.