Japan–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement


The Japan Australia Migratory Bird Agreement 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.
No.Common nameSpecies
1Streaked shearwaterCalonectris leucomelas
2Wedge-tailed shearwaterPuffinus pacificus
3Flesh-footed shearwaterPuffinus carneipes
4Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
5Short-tailed shearwaterPuffinus tenuirostris
6Wilson's storm petrelOceanites oceanicus
7Leach's storm petrelOceanodroma leucorhoa
8White-tailed tropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
9Brown boobySula leucogaster
10Masked boobySula dactylatra
11Red-footed boobySula sula
12Greater frigatebirdFregata minor
13Lesser frigatebirdFregata ariel
14Western cattle egretBubulcus ibis
15White egret / Great egretEgretta alba
16Garganey teal / GarganeyAnas querquedula
17Ringed plover / Common ringed ploverCharadrius hiaticula
18Mongolian sand-dotterel / Lesser sand ploverCharadrius mongolus
19Large sand-dotterel / Greater sand ploverCharadrius leschenaultii
20Oriental dotterel / Caspian ploverCharadrius asiaticus
21Eastern golden plover / American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
22Grey ploverPluvialis squatarola
23Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
24Red-necked stintCalidris ruficollis
25Long-toed stint & Least sandpiperCalidris minutilla
26Baird's sandpiperCalidris bairdii
27Pectoral sandpiperCalidris melanotos
28Sharp-tailed sandpiperCalidris acuminata
29Curlew sandpiperCalidris ferruginea
30Knot / Red knotCalidris canutus
31Great knotCalidris tenuirostris
32SanderlingCrocethia alba
33Ruff Philomachus pugnax
34Buff-breasted sandpiperTryngites subruficollis
35Broad-billed sandpiperLimicola falcinellus
36Little greenshank / Marsh sandpiperTringa stagnatilis
37Greenshank / Common greenshankTringa nebularia
38Wood sandpiperTringa glareola
39Grey-tailed tattlerTringa brevipes
40Wandering tattlerTringa incana
41Common sandpiperTringa hypoleucos
42Terek sandpiperXenus cinereus
43Black-tailed godwitLimosa limosa
44Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponica
45Far Eastern curlewNumenius madagascariensis
46Whimbrel / Eurasian whimbrelNumenius phaeopus
47Little whimbrel / Little curlewNumenius minutus
48Pin-tailed snipe / Swinhoe's snipeGallinago megala
49Japanese snipe / Latham's snipeGallinago hardwickii
50Red-necked phalaropePhalaropus lobatus
51Oriental pratincole / Collared pratincoleGlareola pratincola
52South-polar skua / Great skuaStercorarius skua
53Pomarine skua / Pomarine jaegerStercorarius pomarinus
54Arctic skua / Parasitic jaegerStercorarius parasiticus
55White-winged black tern / White-winged ternChlidonias leucoptera
56Greater crested ternSterna bergii
57Asiatic common tern / Common ternSterna hirundo
58Black-naped ternSterna sumatrana
59Bridled ternSterna anaethetus
60Little ternSterna albifrons
61Brown noddyAnous stolidus
62Oriental cuckoo / Himalayan cuckooCuculus saturatus
63Spine-tailed swift / White-throated needletailChaetura caudacuta
64Fork-tailed swift / Pacific swiftApus pacificus
65Barn swallowHirundo rustica
66Western yellow wagtailMotacilla flava