National Natural Monument
Birds
Ukokkei Silkie Chicken
烏骨鶏 · Ukokkei
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- Designation type
- Species (Native breed)
- Designated on
- July 21, 1942
- Scientific name
- Gallus gallus
About the Silkie (Ukokkei)
The Silkie has fluffy, silk-like plumage and dark skin and bones. It has a tuft-like crest on its head, and often five toes on each foot. It has long been valued as an ornamental bird and for medicinal use.
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