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Kujukuri coast


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
Sanderling Calidris alba LC winter 2003 present A4i

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 (2010) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2010 not assessed medium low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Natural system modifications likely in long term (beyond 4 years) some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium

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 Unknown Unknown low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1935 Kujukuri 都道府県立自然公園 74
1975 Kujukuri 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 1
1979 Ichinomiyagawa kako 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 3
1992 Nabakigawa kako 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 5
2003 Common fishery right area(Chiba) 共同漁業権区域 14

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kujukuri coast (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kujukuri-coast-iba-japan on 24/11/2024.