JP_M018
Okinoshima and Koyajima islands - Marine


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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 Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume VU breeding 1974 min 200 breeding pairs A1, A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Neritic 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Okinoshima and Koyajima islands - Marine (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/okinoshima-and-koyajima-islands--marine-iba-japan on 22/11/2024.