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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	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

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%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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	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	% overlap with IBA
1949	Joshin'etsukogen	国立公園	100
1959	Kubiki	都道府県立自然公園	7
1959	Hakuba sanroku	都道府県立自然公園	4
1964	Happodaira	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	<1
1974	Hokoga dake-gongen dake	都道府県自然環境保全地域	1
1977	Hokogatake	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	2
1983	Togakushiyama	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	4
1984	Myokosan	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	25
1997	Hanareyama	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	5
2001	Amakazari and Togakushi	緑の回廊	6
2004	Okususobana	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	7
2004	Okususobanakyo	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	1
2010	Togakushi	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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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 23/11/2024.