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Prefectural Natural Monument
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Ingi Chicken of Minamitane

Gallus gallus

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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
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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Yes. The Ingi Chicken of Minamitane is protected as a Natural Monument (0 national and 1 prefectural designations). Each designated site is listed under "Natural Monuments related to the Ingi Chicken of Minamitane" on this page.

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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