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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | winter (2003) | present | A4i |
| Brent Goose Branta bernicla | LC | passage (2003) | present | A4i |
| Bean Goose Anser fabalis | LC | winter (2003) | present | A4i |
| Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | winter (2003) | present | A4i |
| Greater Scaup Aythya marila | LC | passage (2003) | present | A4i |
| Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | LC | passage (2003) | present | A4i |
| Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis | VU | breeding (2003) | present | A1, A3 |
| Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres | NT | passage (2003) | present | A4i |
| Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii | NT | breeding (2003) | present | A3 |
| Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes | LC | passage (2003) | present | A4i |
| Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus | VU | winter (2003) | present | A1 |
| Middendorff's Grasshopper-warbler Helopsaltes ochotensis | 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 (2010) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2010 | not assessed | low | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | poor | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| No known threats | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | no or slight decline (<1% 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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity |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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Notsuke furen | 都道府県立自然公園 (V) | 93 |
| 1976 | Nemuro hanto | 沿岸水産資源開発区域 (VI) | 73 |
| 2005 | Notsuke hanto-Notsukewan | 国指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 75 |
| 2013 | Common fishery right area(Hokkaido) | 共同漁業権区域 (VI) | 75 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Notsuke, Odaitou (Japan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/notsuke-odaitou-iba-japan on 23/12/2024.