JP026Lake Utonai, Yufutu plain

Site Description

Wetlands

Yufutsu plain is located in the southwest of Hokkaido, and is a wetland formed by the peat bed with the volcanic ash fall pile. In the lakes and marshes grow aquatic plants such as Zizania latifolis surrounded by grassland of Phragmites australis, Calamagrostis langsdorffii and shrub of Alnus japonica. Secondary forests of Quercus serrata and Quercus crispula are found around there.

Area & Coordinates

7,200ha 42°39′N 141°45′E
region: Hokkaido

Designation Type

Wildlife Protection Area (government), Ramsar Site

Protection Status

Partially protected

Conservation issues

Infrastructure
Industrialization/urbanization
Natural events

Birds

Breeding resident

Tetrastes bonasia, Dendrocopos major, Parus palustris, Sitta europaea

Breeding visitor

Ardea cinerea, Gallinago hardwickii, Jynx torquilla, Phylloscopus coronatus, Emberiza spodocephala

Winter visitor

Anser fabalis, Cygnus cygnus, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas falcata, Anas acuta, Aythya marila, Bucephala clangula, Haliaeetus pelagicus

Passage visitor

Podiceps cristatus, Anser albifrons, Cygnus columbianus