List of Important Bird Areas in Japan explained

This list of Important Bird Areas in Japan details the 7 (EBAs) and 194 (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

Name	Prefecture	Altitude	Area	Restricted-range species	Image	Coords.	Code	Ref.
Izu Islands Izu shotō		0-		Japanese wood pigeon, Japanese night heron, Ijima's leaf warbler, Izu thrush (Columba janthina, Gorsachius goisagi, Phylloscopus ijimae, Turdus celaenops)			146	http://datazone.birdlife.org/eba/factsheet/149
Ogasawara Islands Ogasawara shotō		0-		Bonin white-eye, Bonin grosbeak, Japanese wood pigeon, Bonin wood pigeon, Bonin thrush (Apalopteron familiare, Carpodacus ferreorostris, Columba janthina, Columba versicolor, Zoothera terrestris)			147	http://datazone.birdlife.org/eba/factsheet/147
Nansei Shoto Nansei shotō		0-		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)			148	http://datazone.birdlife.org/eba/factsheet/146

Secondary areas

Name	Prefecture	Altitude	Area	Restricted-range species	Image	Coords.	Code	Ref.
Central Honshu lowland forests Honshū chūbu teichi-rin				Japanese night heron (Gorsachius goisagi)			s089	http://datazone.birdlife.org/eba/factsheet/388
Central Honshu montane forests Honshū chūbu sangaku-rin				Yellow bunting (Emberiza sulphurata)			s090	http://datazone.birdlife.org/eba/factsheet/389
Iwo Islands Iō rettō				Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina)			s091	http://datazone.birdlife.org/eba/factsheet/390
Japanese and Korean offshore islands Nihon・Kankoku no ritō				Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina)			s092	http://datazone.birdlife.org/eba/factsheet/391

Important Bird Areas

Name	Prefecture	Municipality	Altitude	Area	Criteria	Trigger species	Image	Coords.	Code	Ref.
Rishiri island Rishiri-tō			0-		A3, A4i	Black-tailed gull, Japanese robin (Larus crassirostris, Larvivora akahige)			JP001	http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rishiri-island-iba-japan
Lake Koetoi-Onuma Koetoi-ōnuma			0-		A4i	Tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus)			JP002	http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-koetoi-onuma-iba-japan
Sarobetsu marsh Sarobetsu-genya			0-		A4i	Bean goose (Anser fabalis)			JP003	http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sarobetsu-marsh-iba-japan
Lake Kuccharo Kutcharo-ko			0-		A4i, A4iii	Tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus)			JP004	http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-kuccharo-iba-japan
Esashi, Menashidomari Esashi・Menashidomari			0-		A4i	Black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)			JP005	http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/esashi-menashidomari-iba-japan
Teuri Island Teuri-tō			0-		A4i, A4ii, A4iii	Rhinoceros auklet, Black-tailed gull, Slaty-backed gull (Cerorhinca monocerata, Larus crassirostris, Larus schistisagus)			JP006	http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/teuri-island-iba-japan
Lakes Komuke and Shibunotsunai Komuke-ko・Shibunotsunai-ko			0-		A4i	Northern pintail, Red-necked stint, Eurasian wigeon, Eurasian whimbrel (Anas acuta, Calidris ruficollis, Mareca penelope, Numenius phaeopus)			JP007	http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lakes-komuke-and-shibunotsunai-iba-japan
Lakes Notoro and Abashiri Notoro-ko・Abashiri-ko			0-		A1, A3, A4i	Latham's snipe, Red-crowned crane, Grey-tailed tattler (Gallinago hardwickii, Grus japonensis, Tringa brevipes)			JP008	http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lakes-notoro-and-abashiri-iba-japan
Abukuma River Abukuma-gawa			0-		A4i	Northern pintail (Anas acuta)			JP065	http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/abukuma-river-iba-japan

See also

• List of birds of Japan
• List of endemic birds of Japan
• List of Ramsar sites in Japan
• Yamashina Institute for Ornithology

Notes and References

1. Web site: Japan . . 30 April 2022.
2. Web site: https://www.wbsj.org/activity/conservation/habitat-conservation/iba/ . ja:重要野鳥生息地の保全 . Conservation of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas . ja . . 30 April 2022.