Introduction to the Network Sites Hyouko-suikin-koen Niigata, Japan [ in Japanese ] [ Back ]

Hyouko-suikin-koen (Hyouko Waterbird Park) is settled on the lake Hyouko by Agano City Government, northern Honshu (main island), Japan (37°50'N, 139°13'E). The Lake is a permanent freshwater lake (390 ha).

According to the annual mid-winter counts (15 January every year), the Lake supports regularly the wintering flocks cheifly of:

• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos: c. 20,000

• Northern Pintail A. acuta: c. 9,000

• Bewick's Swan Cygnus bewickii: c. 2,000

The management authority of the Site is:

Agano City Government, Hyouko Management Office

Suibara 313-1, Agano, 959-2013 Japan.
TEL +81-250-62-2690 / FAX +81-250-62-2055
E-mail: hyoko-lakeⓐnifty.ne.jp
URL <Japanese>: http://www.city.agano.niigata.jp

[Note: The former Suibara Town became Agano City in April 2004.]

Further information of the Site can be found on the internet at:

• Agano City Government: <Japanese>

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The "Action Plan for the Conservation of Migratory Anatidae in the East Asian Flyway" is a component of the "Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy", and the "Anatidae Site Network in the East Asian Flyway" is a programme of international co-operation to enhance the conservation of the wetlands of international importance for Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) in the flyway under the "Action Plan". The "Anatidae Working Group" of Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Committee oversees the implementation of these programmes with technical support from Anatidae Flyway Officer. For further information, please contact the Anatidae Flyway Officer. Posted 14 May 1999, updated 19 Apr 2004.