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Okikojima islet


IBA Justification

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
Pleske's Grasshopper-warbler Helopsaltes pleskei VU breeding (2003) present A1

IBA Conservation

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 low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset medium

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
Little/none of area covered (<10%) A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive Unknown low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2012 Kirishima kinkowan 国立公園 (II) 100
2013 Common fishery right area(Kagoshima) 共同漁業権区域 (VI) 8

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Grassland -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Okikojima islet (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/okikojima-islet-iba-japan on 23/12/2024.