Japan / Kyushu Region /
JP156Kusagaki islets
Site Description
Coastline; Forest
The site is a group of islets located 90 km west of Makurazaki City, Kagoshima Prefecture, composed of Kaminoshima, Nakanoshima, Shimonoshima and other 17 islets, where Brown Booby and Streaked Shearwater breed. Kaminoshima, 2.3 km around, has an area of only 21 ha and surrounded by steep cliffs with its highest point at 130 m. The area near the top of the mountain is covered with scrub forests. On the mountain top there is a lighthouse and management facilities.
Area & Coordinates
50ha 30°51′N 129°28′E
region: Kyushu Region, Kagoshima
Category
A4ii, A4iii
Designation Type
Wildlife Protection Area (Government)
Designation Type
Wildlife Protection Area (government)
Protection Status
Partially protected
Conservation issues
- ecreation/tourism
- Extraction of industry
- Consequences of animal/plants/ introductions
Birds
Breeding resident
Corvus macrorhynchos, Pandion haliaetus, Milvus migrans, Falco peregrinus, Monticola solitarius
Breeding visitor
Sula leucogaster, Calonectris leucomelas, Locustella pleskei
Winter visitor
Larus crassirostris, Phalacrocorax capillatus, Emberiza spodocephala
Passage visitor
Nycticorax nycticorax, Bubulcus ibis, Egretta garzetta, Tringa glareola Hirundo rustica, Delichon urbica, Hirundo daurica, Pernis apivorus, Accipiter soloensis, Butastur indicus
