Key Biodiversity Areas

Sanriku coast and Matsumaekojima - Marine (30678)
Japan, Asia

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesHydrobates castroBand-rumped Storm-petrelLC2016link-icon
AvesCalonectris leucomelasStreaked ShearwaterNT2016link-icon
AvesLarus crassirostrisBlack-tailed GullLC2016link-icon
AvesCerorhinca monocerataRhinoceros AukletLC2016link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Sanriku coast and Matsumaekojima - Marine. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 17, 2025.