500 Important Wetlands in Japan
Ehime

No.345
Shigenobu-gawa Estuary
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Criteria for selection:2,3,4

City:C/Town:T/
Village:V
Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection
Boundary of
Matsuyama C
and Masaki T
Estuaries
with tidal flat
Shorebirds Estuary of
Shigenobu-gawa
Birds are observed in relatively large population sizes during the spring and autumn migrating seasons. Visitation of more than 1% of the minimum estimated population of Numenius phaeopus, and more than 0.25% of that of Charadrius mongolus, Heteroscelus brevipes, Arenaria interpres and Calidris alpina has been recorded. Visitation of Tringa totanus and Numenius madagascariensis (both RDB species) has also been recorded.
Benthos Estuary of
Shigenobu-gawa
Rich in benthos species diversity.

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