Japan / Chugoku Region /
JP127Kumage-Yashiro
Site Description
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial)
The site is located in a basin surrounded by Chugoku mountains at an elevation of about 300 m above sea level. Paddy fields are expanded to the foot of the mountains. The site is the only area visited by wintering Hooded Cranes in Honshu. As such, the site is designated as a Special Natural Monument together with Izumi City in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Area & Coordinates
1,038ha 34°05′N 131°56′E
region: Chugoku Region, Yamaguchi
Category
A1
Designation Type
National Monument, Wildlife Protection Area (Local)
Protection Status
Protected
Conservation issues
- Abandonment/reduction of land managemant
- Disturbance to birds
- Infrastructure
Birds
Breeding resident
Streptopelia orientalis, Picus awokera, Motacilla grandis, Hypsipetes amaurotis, Aegithalos caudatus, Parus varius, Eophona personatas
Breeding visitor
Butastur indicus, Cuculus poliocephalus, Hirundo daurica, Pericrocotus divaricatus, Urosphena squameiceps
Winter visitor
Grus monacha, Tarsiger cyanurus, Phoenicurus auroreus, Emberiza elegans, Emberiza rustica, Emberiza spodocephala, Fringilla montifringilla, Corvus frugilegus
Image
©KOBAYASHI Shigeki
