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Prefectural Natural Monument
Birds

Ingi Chicken of Minamitane

Gallus gallus domesticus

This is a native chicken kept in Minamitane on Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture. Raised within island life, it has kept its own characteristics. Its numbers are small, and it is protected as a valuable record of the region's poultry history.

Scientific name
Gallus gallus domesticus
Group
Birds(Native breed)
Prefectures
Kagoshima
日本語
ニワトリ(インギー鶏)
简体中文
南种子町因吉鸡

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The Ingi Chicken of Minamitane (Gallus gallus domesticus) is protected as a Natural Monument of Japan (1 designation). This is a native chicken kept…

The Ingi Chicken of Minamitane is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima.

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