List of Important Bird Areas in Japan

This list of Important Bird Areas in Japan details the 7 Endemic Bird Areas (固有鳥類生息地域, Koyū chōrui seisoku chiiki) (EBAs) and 194 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (重要野鳥生息地, Jōyō yachō seisoku-chi) (IBAs), including 69 Marine IBAs, identified by BirdLife International and its domestic partner the Wild Bird Society of Japan as of April 2022.[1][2]

Endemic Bird Areas

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Name Prefecture Altitude Area Restricted-range species Image Coords. Code Ref.
Izu Islands
伊豆諸島
Izu shotō
Tokyo 0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft) 300 square kilometres (120 sq mi) Japanese wood pigeon, Japanese night heron, Ijima's leaf warbler, Izu thrush
(Columba janthina, Gorsachius goisagi, Phylloscopus ijimae, Turdus celaenops)
  34°44′N 139°24′E / 34.733°N 139.400°E / 34.733; 139.400 (Izu Islands) 146 [1]
Ogasawara Islands
小笠原諸島
Ogasawara shotō
Tokyo 0–400 metres (0–1,312 ft) 73 square kilometres (28 sq mi) Bonin white-eye, Bonin grosbeak, Japanese wood pigeon, Bonin wood pigeon, Bonin thrush (Apalopteron familiare, Carpodacus ferreorostris, Columba janthina, Columba versicolor, Zoothera terrestris)   26°59′N 142°13′E / 26.983°N 142.217°E / 26.983; 142.217 (Ogasawara Islands) 147 [2]
Nansei Shoto
南西諸島
Nansei shotō
Kagoshima, Okinawa 0–1,900 metres (0–6,234 ft) 4,500 square kilometres (1,700 sq mi) Japanese wood pigeon, Ryukyu wood pigeon, Okinawa woodpecker, Amami jay, Okinawa rail, Ryukyu robin, Ryukyu scops owl, Ryukyu minivet, Amami woodcock, Ryukyu kingfisher, Ryukyu green pigeon, Amami thrush (Columba janthina, Columba jouyi, Dendrocopos noguchii, Garrulus lidthi, Hypotaenidia okinawae, Larvivora komadori, Otus elegans, Pericrocotus tegimae, Scolopax mira, Todiramphus cinnamominus, Treron formosae, Zoothera major)   30°20′N 130°31′E / 30.333°N 130.517°E / 30.333; 130.517 (Nansei Shoto) 148 [3]

Secondary areas

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Name Prefecture Altitude Area Restricted-range species Image Coords. Code Ref.
Central Honshu lowland forests
本州中部低地林
Honshū chūbu teichi-rin
Japanese night heron
(Gorsachius goisagi)
  s089 [4]
Central Honshu montane forests
本州中部山岳林
Honshū chūbu sangaku-rin
Yellow bunting
(Emberiza sulphurata)
  s090 [5]
Iwo Islands
硫黄列島
Iō rettō
Tokyo Japanese wood pigeon
(Columba janthina)
  s091 [6]
Japanese and Korean offshore islands
日本・韓国の離島
Nihon・Kankoku no ritō
Japanese wood pigeon
(Columba janthina)
  s092 [7]

Important Bird Areas

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Name Prefecture Municipality Altitude Area Criteria Trigger species Image Coords. Code Ref.
Rishiri island
利尻島
Rishiri-tō
Hokkaidō Rishiri, Rishirifuji 0–1,700 metres (0–5,577 ft) 17,544 hectares (43,350 acres) A3, A4i Black-tailed gull, Japanese robin (Larus crassirostris, Larvivora akahige)   45°10′N 141°14′E / 45.167°N 141.233°E / 45.167; 141.233 (Abukuma River) JP001 [8]
Lake Koetoi-Onuma
声問大沼
Koetoi-ōnuma
Hokkaidō Wakkanai 0–5 metres (0–16 ft) 830 hectares (2,100 acres) A4i Tundra swan
(Cygnus columbianus)
  45°22′N 141°45′E / 45.367°N 141.750°E / 45.367; 141.750 (Lake Koetoi-Onuma) JP002 [9]
Sarobetsu marsh
サロベツ原野
Sarobetsu-genya
Hokkaidō Horonobe, Teshio, Toyotomi, Wakkanai 0–10 metres (0–33 ft) 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) A4i Bean goose
(Anser fabalis)
  45°06′N 141°41′E / 45.100°N 141.683°E / 45.100; 141.683 (Sarobetsu marsh) JP003 [10]
Lake Kuccharo
クッチャロ湖
Kutcharo-ko
Hokkaidō Hamatonbetsu 0–5 metres (0–16 ft) 2,803 hectares (6,930 acres) A4i, A4iii Tundra swan
(Cygnus columbianus)
  45°08′N 142°18′E / 45.133°N 142.300°E / 45.133; 142.300 (Lake Kuccharo) JP004 [11]
Esashi, Menashidomari
枝幸・目梨泊
Esashi・Menashidomari
Hokkaidō Esashi 0–15 metres (0–49 ft) 5 hectares (12 acres) A4i Black-tailed gull
(Larus crassirostris)
  45°02′N 142°31′E / 45.033°N 142.517°E / 45.033; 142.517 (Esashi, Menashidomari) JP005 [12]
Teuri Island
天売島
Teuri-tō
Hokkaidō Haboro 0–85 metres (0–279 ft) 546 hectares (1,350 acres) A4i, A4ii, A4iii Rhinoceros auklet, Black-tailed gull, Slaty-backed gull (Cerorhinca monocerata, Larus crassirostris, Larus schistisagus)   44°25′N 141°19′E / 44.417°N 141.317°E / 44.417; 141.317 (Teuri Island) JP006 [13]
Lakes Komuke and Shibunotsunai
コムケ湖・シブノツナイ湖
Komuke-ko・Shibunotsunai-ko
Hokkaidō Monbetsu, Yūbetsu 0–5 metres (0–16 ft) 1,516 hectares (3,750 acres) A4i Northern pintail, Red-necked stint, Eurasian wigeon, Eurasian whimbrel (Anas acuta, Calidris ruficollis, Mareca penelope, Numenius phaeopus)   44°15′N 143°31′E / 44.250°N 143.517°E / 44.250; 143.517 (Lakes Komuke and Shibunotsunai) JP007 [14]
Lakes Notoro and Abashiri
能取湖・網走湖
Notoro-ko・Abashiri-ko
Hokkaidō Abashiri, Ōzora 0–10 metres (0–33 ft) 16,000 hectares (40,000 acres) A1, A3, A4i Latham's snipe, Red-crowned crane, Grey-tailed tattler (Gallinago hardwickii, Grus japonensis, Tringa brevipes)   44°03′N 144°10′E / 44.050°N 144.167°E / 44.050; 144.167 (Lakes Notoro and Abashiri) JP008 [15]
Abukuma River
阿武隈川
Abukuma-gawa
Fukushima Date, Fukushima 0–420 metres (0–1,378 ft) 660 hectares (1,600 acres) A4i Northern pintail
(Anas acuta)
  37°46′N 140°30′E / 37.767°N 140.500°E / 37.767; 140.500 (Abukuma River) JP065 [16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Japan". BirdLife International. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ 重要野鳥生息地の保全 [Conservation of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas] (in Japanese). Wild Bird Society of Japan. Retrieved 30 April 2022.