Japan / Kyushu Region /
JP142Tsushima islands
Site Description
Forest
Tsushima islands, consisting of two islands of Kaminoshima and Shimonoshima, are located about 132 km northwest of Kyushu and near the Korean Peninsula.
Due both to their geographic feature of being near to Korean Peninsula, and to their abundant forests, considerable numbers of Yellow-throated Bunting and Pale Thrush breed here, while they migrate to Japan in winter. Mt.Mitake on Kaminoshima is noted for their breeding ground, and it has been designated as a Wildlife Protection Area.
Area & Coordinates
69,710ha 34°12′N 129°14′E
region: Kyushu Region, Nagasaki
Category
A1, A2, A4iv
Designation Type
Wildlife Protection Area (government), Wildlife Protection Area (Local)
Protection Status
Partially protected
Conservation issues
- Infrastructure
- Deforestation
Birds
Gavia stellata, Tachybaptus ruficollis, Phalacrocorax capillatus, Gorsachius goisagi, Histrionicus histrionicus, Pandion haliaetus, Accipiter soloensis, Calidris subminuta, Columba janthina, Otus semitorques, Hirundapus caudacuta, Halcyon pileata, Pitta nympha, Hirundo daurica, Motacilla flava, Saxicola torquata, Turdus pallidus, Emberiza elegans, Corvus dauuricus, Cerorhinca monocerata
