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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
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding	2003	present individuals	A4i
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana	LC	breeding	2003	present individuals	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
1972	Okinawakaigan	国定公園	35
1974	Taiho	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	1
1976	Yagaji	国指定鳥獣保護区	18
2003	Common fishery right area(Okinawa)	共同漁業権区域	84

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: Okinawa coastal islets - Marine (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/okinawa-coastal-islets--marine-iba-japan on 23/11/2024.