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Lake Toyanogata

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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter (2003)	present	A4i

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	moderate	high	very low
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
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	very low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Toyanogata	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV)	82

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-	Freshwater lakes and pools

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Toyanogata (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-toyanogata-iba-japan on 28/12/2024.