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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
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	winter	2003	present	A1

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 (2015) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1964	Yashiro	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	97

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rice paddies	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kumage-Yashiro (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kumage-yashiro-iba-japan on 23/11/2024.