Lake Kabukurinuma (Japan) IBA | Details

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Lake Kabukurinuma

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (2003)	present	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2003)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

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 (2015) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2015	good	low	high
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	habitat	-

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	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 comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Kabukurinuma-Shuhensuiden	国指定鳥獣保護区 (IV)	96
2005	Kabukuri-numa and the surrounding rice paddies	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (-)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Rice paddies
Wetlands (inland)	-	Freshwater lakes and pools

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Kabukurinuma (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-kabukurinuma-iba-japan on 26/12/2024.