Japanese Robin

アカヒゲ · Akahige

Ryukyu Robin — Photo: Hisagi / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Designated by: National / Natural Monument
Designation type: Species
Designated on: January 23, 1970
Prefectures: Nagasaki Kagoshima Okinawa
Scientific name: Larvivora komadori

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

About the Ryukyu Robin

The Ryukyu Robin is a small bird whose male has a reddish head and back and a black face and breast. It lives in dim, shrubby forest understory and sings a clear, high song. It breeds on the Danjo Islands, the Tokara Islands, Amami Oshima and nearby islands, and Tokunoshima; migratory individuals winter in the Sakishima Islands and elsewhere. The current Japanese bird checklist recognizes no subspecies, and the Okinawa Robin is treated as a separate species. It is vulnerable to forest development and is a national Natural Monument.

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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. Japanese Robin is a National Natural Monument, designated as: Species. Designated on January 23, 1970.

The Japanese Robin is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa.

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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