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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
Japanese Woodpecker Picus awokera	LC	breeding	2003	present	A3
Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis	LC	breeding	2003	present	A3
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana	LC	breeding	2003	present	A3
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina	LC	breeding	2003	present	A3

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
Forest	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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	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	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1936	Towada hachimantai	国立公園	100
1953	Towada	国指定鳥獣保護区	67
1979	Herai dake	都道府県自然環境保全地域	<1
2000	Ouu Mountain Range	緑の回廊	9
2001	Shirakami Hakkoda	緑の回廊	11

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Towada, Mount Hakkoda (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-towada-mount-hakkoda-iba-japan on 23/11/2024.