Japan–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement

The Japan Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (JAMBA) is a treaty between Australia and Japan to minimise harm to the major areas used by birds which migrate between the two countries. JAMBA was first developed on February 6, 1974 and came into force on April 30, 1981.

JAMBA provides for cooperation between Japan and Australia on measures for the management and protection of migratory birds, birds in danger of extinction, and the management and protection of their environments, and requires each country to take appropriate measures to preserve and enhance the environment of birds protected under the provisions of the agreement.

Listed species The treaty lists 66 species of birds, as per the table below. +Birds listed in JAMBANo.Common nameSpecies1Streaked shearwaterCalonectris leucomelas2Wedge-tailed shearwaterPuffinus pacificus3Flesh-footed shearwaterPuffinus carneipes4Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus5Short-tailed shearwaterPuffinus tenuirostris6Wilson's storm petrelOceanites oceanicus7Leach's storm petrelOceanodroma leucorhoa8White-tailed tropicbirdPhaethon lepturus9Brown boobySula leucogaster10Masked boobySula dactylatra11Red-footed boobySula sula12Greater frigatebirdFregata minor13Lesser frigatebirdFregata ariel14Western cattle egretBubulcus ibis15White egret / Great egretEgretta alba16Garganey teal / GarganeyAnas querquedula17Ringed plover / Common ringed ploverCharadrius hiaticula18Mongolian sand-dotterel / Lesser sand ploverCharadrius mongolus19Large sand-dotterel / Greater sand ploverCharadrius leschenaultii20Oriental dotterel / Caspian ploverCharadrius asiaticus21Eastern golden plover / American golden ploverPluvialis dominica22Grey ploverPluvialis squatarola23Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres24Red-necked stintCalidris ruficollis25Long-toed stint & Least sandpiperCalidris minutilla (including Calidris subminuta)26Baird's sandpiperCalidris bairdii27Pectoral sandpiperCalidris melanotos28Sharp-tailed sandpiperCalidris acuminata29Curlew sandpiperCalidris ferruginea30Knot / Red knotCalidris canutus31Great knotCalidris tenuirostris32SanderlingCrocethia alba33Ruff (Reeve)Philomachus pugnax34Buff-breasted sandpiperTryngites subruficollis35Broad-billed sandpiperLimicola falcinellus36Little greenshank / Marsh sandpiperTringa stagnatilis37Greenshank / Common greenshankTringa nebularia38Wood sandpiperTringa glareola39Grey-tailed tattlerTringa brevipes40Wandering tattlerTringa incana41Common sandpiperTringa hypoleucos42Terek sandpiperXenus cinereus43Black-tailed godwitLimosa limosa44Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponica45Far Eastern curlewNumenius madagascariensis46Whimbrel / Eurasian whimbrelNumenius phaeopus47Little whimbrel / Little curlewNumenius minutus48Pin-tailed snipe / Swinhoe's snipeGallinago megala49Japanese snipe / Latham's snipeGallinago hardwickii50Red-necked phalaropePhalaropus lobatus51Oriental pratincole / Collared pratincoleGlareola pratincola52South-polar skua / Great skuaStercorarius skua53Pomarine skua / Pomarine jaegerStercorarius pomarinus54Arctic skua / Parasitic jaegerStercorarius parasiticus55White-winged black tern / White-winged ternChlidonias leucoptera56Greater crested ternSterna bergii57Asiatic common tern / Common ternSterna hirundo58Black-naped ternSterna sumatrana59Bridled ternSterna anaethetus60Little ternSterna albifrons61Brown noddyAnous stolidus62Oriental cuckoo / Himalayan cuckooCuculus saturatus63Spine-tailed swift / White-throated needletailChaetura caudacuta (Hirundapus caudacutus)64Fork-tailed swift / Pacific swiftApus pacificus65Barn swallowHirundo rustica66Western yellow wagtailMotacilla flava

See also Convention on Biological Diversity List of international environmental agreements Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 China–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement Republic of Korea–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement Bonn Convention East Asian – Australasian Flyway

References

External links JAMBA text - Austlii