500 Important Wetlands in Japan
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No.343
Kamo-gawa Estuary
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Criteria for selection:2,4
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City:C/Town:T/
Village:V
Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection
Saijo C Estuarine
tidal flats
Shorebirds Estuary of Kamo-gawa Relatively many bird species are observed in relatively large population sizes during the spring and autumn migrating seasons. Visitation of Numenius minutus, N. madagascariensis, Himantopus himantopus, Tringa totanus and Gallinago hardwickii (all RDB species) has been recorded.
Other birds Estuary of Kamo-gawa Wintering site of Larus saundersi.

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