Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Woodpecker Picus awokera | LC | resident (2003) | present | A3 |
| Japanese Robin Larvivora akahige | LC | breeding (2003) | present | A3 |
| Japanese Accentor Prunella rubida | LC | breeding (2003) | present | A3 |
| Yellow Bunting Emberiza sulphurata | LC | breeding (2003) | present | A3 |
| Grey Bunting Emberiza variabilis | LC | breeding (2003) | present | A3 |
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 | medium |
| 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 |
| Forest | good (>90%) | moderate (70–90%) | moderate |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | likely in long term (>4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | likely in long term (>4 years) | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% 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 | No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Joshin'etsukogen | 国立公園 (II) | 100 |
| 1959 | Kubiki | 都道府県立自然公園 (V) | 7 |
| 1959 | Hakuba sanroku | 都道府県立自然公園 (V) | 4 |
| 1964 | Happodaira | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | <1 |
| 1974 | Hokoga dake-gongen dake | 都道府県自然環境保全地域 (V) | 1 |
| 1977 | Hokogatake | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 2 |
| 1983 | Togakushiyama | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 4 |
| 1984 | Myokosan | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 25 |
| 1997 | Hanareyama | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 5 |
| 2001 | Amakazari and Togakushi | 緑の回廊 (V) | 6 |
| 2004 | Okususobana | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 7 |
| 2004 | Okususobanakyo | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 1 |
| 2010 | Togakushi | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 1 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Myoko, Togakushi highlands (Japan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/myoko-togakushi-highlands-iba-japan on 23/12/2024.