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Natural Monument animals at Ueno Zoological Gardens

Natural Monument and Special Natural Monument animals on display at Ueno Zoological Gardens (Tokyo). Exhibits were confirmed on the official website but may change.

Official website

Zoo (13)

Japanese Serow
Special Natural Monument
MammalsAnimal★ Special

Japanese Serow

Capricornis crispus

Aomori, Niigata
Japanese Giant Salamander
Special Natural Monument
AmphibiansAnimal★ Special

Japanese Giant Salamander

Andrias japonicus

Gifu, Mie +6
Rock Ptarmigan (Japanese subspecies)
Special Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal★ Special

Rock Ptarmigan (Japanese subspecies)

Lagopus muta japonica

Niigata, Toyama +4
Red-crowned Crane
Special Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal★ Special

Red-crowned Crane

Grus japonensis

Hokkaido
Red-headed Wood Pigeon
National Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal

Red-headed Wood Pigeon

Columba janthina nitens

Tokyo
Japanese Wood Pigeon
National Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal

Japanese Wood Pigeon

Columba janthina

Mie, Wakayama +3
Miyako Grass Lizard
Prefectural Natural Monument
ReptilesAnimal

Miyako Grass Lizard

Takydromus toyamai

Okinawa
Noma Horse
Prefectural Natural Monument
MammalsNative breed

Noma Horse

Equus caballus

Ehime
Bonin Flying Fox
National Natural Monument
MammalsAnimal

Bonin Flying Fox

Pteropus pselaphon

Tokyo
Steller's Sea Eagle
National Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal

Steller's Sea Eagle

Haliaeetus pelagicus

Hokkaido
Lidth's Jay
National Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal

Lidth's Jay

Garrulus lidthi

Kagoshima
Eurasian Collared Dove
National Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Saitama
Tokara Horse
Prefectural Natural Monument
MammalsNative breed

Tokara Horse

Equus caballus

Kagoshima

Frequently asked questions

At Ueno Zoological Gardens you can see Japanese Serow, Japanese Giant Salamander, Rock Ptarmigan (Japanese subspecies), Red-crowned Crane, Red-headed Wood Pigeon, Japanese Wood Pigeon, Miyako Grass Lizard, Noma Horse, Bonin Flying Fox, Steller's Sea Eagle, Lidth's Jay, Eurasian Collared Dove, Tokara Horse (confirmed on the official website).