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Prefectural Natural Monument

Birds

Minamitane Ingi Chicken

南種子町のインギー鶏 · Minamitanechounoingidori

Designated by: Prefectural / Natural Monument
Designation type: Species (Native breed)
Designated on: April 23, 2013
Location: 鹿児島県熊毛郡南種子町
Prefectures: Kagoshima
Scientific name: Gallus gallus domesticus

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

About the Ingi Chicken of Minamitane

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.

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Minamitane Ingi Chicken is a Prefectural Natural Monument of Japan (鹿児島県熊毛郡南種子町). This is a native chicken kept in Minamitane on Tanegashima Island,…

The designated site is in 鹿児島県熊毛郡南種子町.

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.