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The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii	LC	breeding	2007	100-999 nests	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2008	Nishinoshima	国指定鳥獣保護区	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nishinoshima island - Marine (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nishinoshima-island--marine-iba-japan on 23/11/2024.