Japan / Kinki Region /
JP119Osaka Nanko
Site Description
Wetlands
Osaka Nanko Bird Sanctuary is located at the reclaimed land of Osaka Nanko in the inner part of Osaka Bay. There are fishing grounds, waterways, harbor facilities, business areas and residential areas around the site. The Sanctuary’s wetland area that consists of an artificial tidal land and salt marsh play an important role as a stopover for shorebirds in the Osaka Bay.
Area & Coordinates
19ha 34°38′N 135°24′E
region: Kinki Region, Osaka
Category
A4i
Protection Status
Partially protected
Conservation issues
- Recreation/tourism
- Industrialization/urbanization
- Consequences of animal/plants/ introductions
- Other
Birds
Breeding resident
Phalacrocorax carbo, Egretta alba, Pandion haliaetus, Fulica atra, Actitis hypoleucos, Motacilla alba, Monticola solitarius
Breeding visitor
Butorides striatus, Porzana fusca, Charadrius dubius, Charadrius alexandrinus, Sterna albifrons
Winter visitor
Podiceps nigricollis, Haematopus ostralegus, Larus schistisagus, Fringilla montifringilla
Passage visitor
Egretta intermedia, Charadrius mongolus, Tringa erythropus, Calidris ruficollis
Image
©ISHII Masaharu
