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 |
|---|
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 | medium | low |
| 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 |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Some of area covered (10–49%) | A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Unknown | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Mitsuminegawa suikei | 都道府県立自然公園 (V) | <1 |
| 1964 | Minami alps | 国立公園 (II) | 31 |
| 1966 | Minami alps koma | 都道府県立自然公園 (V) | 4 |
| 1968 | Okuoi | 都道府県立自然公園 (V) | 2 |
| 1970 | Sawarajima | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | <1 |
| 1972 | Zaruga take | 都道府県自然環境保全地域 (V) | 1 |
| 1972 | Oiwa yama | 都道府県自然環境保全地域 (V) | <1 |
| 1974 | Senzu misakubo | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 15 |
| 1975 | Kyomaru-iwatake yama | 都道府県自然環境保全地域 (V) | <1 |
| 1976 | Oigawa genryubu | 原生自然環境保全地域 (Ia) | 1 |
| 1979 | Minami alps | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 9 |
| 1982 | Kyomaru shuhen | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 1 |
| 1987 | Misakubo shizen kyuyorin | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | <1 |
| 1990 | Mt. Tekaridake in Southern Alps | 森林生態系保護地域 (Ib) | 4 |
| 1992 | Mitsuminegawa joryu | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 9 |
| 1994 | Kitadake kitadakeso | 生息地等保護区 (IV) | <1 |
| 2004 | Hakuho | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 14 |
| 2004 | Zarugatake | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 1 |
| 2006 | Minami alps nanbu | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 6 |
| 2006 | Kaikoma | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 3 |
| 2009 | Takayama | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | <1 |
| 2010 | Kurogochi | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 2 |
| 2012 | Kamanashi | 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) | 1 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Japan Alps (Japan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-japan-alps-iba-japan on 26/12/2024.