Oriental White Stork

コウノトリ · Kounotori

Designated by: National / Special Natural Monument
Designation type: Species
Designated on: March 31, 1953
Scientific name: Ciconia boyciana

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Oriental Stork

The Oriental stork is a large white bird with black flight feathers and long red legs, catching loaches and fish in paddies and wetlands. Once widespread in Japan, wild birds disappeared in the Showa era and were later reintroduced to the wild from captive-bred stock. It is a Special Natural Monument.

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Oriental White Stork is a Special Natural Monument of Japan. The Oriental stork is a large white bird with black flight feathers and long red legs,…

The Oriental White Stork is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as —.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.

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Oriental White Stork

About the Oriental Stork

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Is the Oriental White Stork a Natural Monument of Japan?

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