Data Zone
Country/territory: Japan
IBA criteria met: A3 (2004)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 52,000 hectares (520.00 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2015 | poor | low | medium |
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Site description (2007 baseline)
Volcanic mountain range, forests (secondary forest, broadleaf deciduous forest and conifer forest, and lapillus land, sandwiched by the Zaorenpo mountain range in the south and Funagatarenpo mountain range in the north, both belong to the Ohusanmyaku mountains on the border of Yamagata and Miyagi Prefectures. The highest summit of the Zaorenpo mountain range is Mt Kumanodake (1,841m), which has forests of Fagus crenata and Quercus crispula on the mountainside, and forests of Abies mariesii on the higher area, as well as lapillus land. Funagatarenpo mountain range has forests of Fagus crenata and Quercus crispula on the mountainside, and Pinus pumila belt on the upper zone.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mounts Zao and Funagata (Japan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mounts-zao-and-funagata-iba-japan on 23/12/2024.