Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2016 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swinhoe's Storm-petrel Hydrobates monorhis | NT | breeding | 2016 | min 3,679 nests | A4ii |
| Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas | NT | breeding | 2016 | min 71,194 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume | VU | breeding | 2016 | min 20 nests | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Wakasawan | 国定公園 | 7 |
| 2004 | Kanmurijima kutsujima | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 | 1 |
| 2004 | Inewan | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 | <1 |
| 2007 | Tango-Amanohashidate-Oeyama | 国定公園 | 2 |
| 2010 | Kanmurijima-Kutsujima | 国指定鳥獣保護区 | 2 |
| 2013 | Common fishery right area(Fukui) | 共同漁業権区域 | 1 |
| 2014 | Common fishery right area(Kyoto) | 共同漁業権区域 | 7 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kanmurijima and Kutsujima islets - Marine (Japan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kanmurijima-and-kutsujima-islets--marine-iba-japan on 26/11/2024.