City:C/Town:T/
Village:V |
Wetland type
|
Biota
|
Habitat
|
Reason for selection
|
| Ishigaki C |
Seagrass beds,
Coral reefs |
Seagrasses |
Nearshore
waters of
Shiraho |
Habitat of Halophila ovalis, Enhalus acoroides,
Thalassia hemprichii, Cymodocea serrulata and Syringodium
isoetifolium. |
| Corals |
Nearshore
waters of
Shiraho |
Fringing reefs rich in species diversity, including rare species. |
| Shorebirds |
Miyara-wan
and Shiraho-
kaigan |
Many bird species are observed in large population
sizes during the spring and autumn migrating seasons. Visitation
of more than 1% of the minimum estimated population of Charadrius
mongolus, and more than 0.25% of that of Pluvialis fulva,
Charadrius alexandrinus, Arenaria interpres and Heteroscelus
brevipes has been recorded. Visitation of Himantopus himantopus,
Tringa totanus, Numenius madagascariensis and Gallinago hardwickii
(all RDB species) has also been recorded. |
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