Tokachi coastal lakes (Japan) IBA | Details

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Tokachi coastal lakes

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (2003)	present	A4i
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis	VU	breeding (2003)	present	A1, A3
Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis	LC	breeding (2003)	present	A3

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	poor

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
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	Unknown	Unknown	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1972	Yudo	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV)	73
1979	Horokayantou	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV)	4

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)
Forest	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tokachi coastal lakes (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tokachi-coastal-lakes-iba-japan on 26/12/2024.