National Natural Monument
Birds
Tomaru Chicken
蜀鶏 · Toumaru
Photo: Opzwartbeek / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
- Designated by
- National / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Species (Native breed)
- Designated on
- September 7, 1939
- Scientific name
- Gallus gallus
About the Toumaru (Tomaru chicken)
The Toumaru is a large chicken kept in Japan since long ago, thought to descend from a line brought from China. It crows loudly and has been enjoyed as an ornamental bird. It is conserved as a link to Japan's native chicken history and its past exchanges with other countries.
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