JP016
Lake Akkeshi, Bekanbeushi marsh


Country/territory: Japan

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2004)
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Area: 20,000 hectares (200.00 km2)

Wild Bird Society of Japan
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2010 not assessed low low
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Site description (2007 baseline)
The site consists of Lake Akkeshiko, a brackish lake, and a lowland moor with Phragmites australis and Carex where the Bekanbeushigawa river flows into Lake Akkeshiko, a high moor near the center, and a salt marsh on the sea coast. Japanese Cranes breed on the marsh. Lake Akkeshiko is the largest wintering ground in Japan for Whooper Swan, because it does not freeze all over the lake even during cold winters.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Akkeshi, Bekanbeushi marsh (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-akkeshi-bekanbeushi-marsh-iba-japan on 23/12/2024.