Shiokawa tidal flat (Japan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Shiokawa tidal flat

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	2003	present	A4i
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius	LC	breeding	2003	present	A4i
Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus	LC	breeding	2003	present	A4i
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	passage	2003	present	A4i
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	NT	passage	2003	present	A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	passage	2003	present	A4i
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter	2003	present	A4i
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes	LC	passage	2003	present	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

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 (2015) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2015	not assessed	low	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	-

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	Unknown	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Shiokawa Prefectural National Park	Other	-

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shiokawa tidal flat (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shiokawa-tidal-flat-iba-japan on 23/11/2024.