Former Shirogane Imperial Estate
旧白金御料地 · Kyuushiroganegoryouchi
Photo: Tristan Scholze / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
- Designated by
- National / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Habitat / breeding site
- Designated on
- April 12, 1949
- Location
- 東京都港区白金台五丁目、品川区上大崎二丁目
- Prefectures
- Tokyo
- Scientific name
- Aix galericulata, Anas crecca
About the Mandarin Duck
The Mandarin Duck is a beautiful duck whose males wear brilliantly colored plumage. It nests in tree cavities, and its ducklings leap from the nest to the ground to leave. In Japan it has long symbolized a happy marriage. It is seen at the waterside of the former Shirokane Imperial Estate in Tokyo, where nature is protected.
Natural Monuments related to the Mandarin Duck →About the Eurasian Teal
The Eurasian Teal is the smallest duck regularly seen in Japan, arriving from the north in autumn to spend the winter. The male has a chestnut head with a green patch around the eye. In the ponds of the former Shirokane Imperial Estate in Tokyo it can be seen as a winter visitor in the middle of the city, and the surrounding nature is protected.
Natural Monuments related to the Eurasian Teal →Map
Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).
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Frequently asked questions
The designated site is in 東京都港区白金台五丁目、品川区上大崎二丁目.
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