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Category Archives: Birds
Onagadori
by T. Tsujizono Onagadori is one of the Natural monument in Japan. It is same kind of cocks, and the place of origin is Kochi. Onagadori is known as a “Yokohama” all over the world because Onagadori was exported from … Continue reading
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Yairochyo: The Fairy Pitta
by M. Inoue Fairy pitta is called “the fairy in the forest” and “jewel in the forest” because they are very beautiful. And they are very hard to find because cautious and few. They were already few from Edo period … Continue reading
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Northern Goshawk
by M. Okuda The Northern Goshawk , Accipiter gentilis is a medium-sized species belonging to Falconiformes Accipitridae. Is common species of Hawk in Japan. It is called then, Taka, generally to Greta. Morphology ＆ Ecology The male is approx. 50 … Continue reading
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Bird with long tail:Gallus gallus domesticus
by Y. Furuno Introduction The bird that is elegant, graceful, and the tail is very long can be seen at Onagadori center(Nakoku-shi Shinohara 48), the Tosa Ken center(Kochi-shi Urato 6), and the dragon river cave(Kami-shi Tosayamada-cho) in Kochi. Luster and … Continue reading
Fairy Pitta
by S.Kajikiyo Introduction There are wonderful natures in Kochi and many various forms of life. Among of those organism, Fairy Pitta is valuable animal. Because the population is very small and habitat is limited, it’s difficult to see it. Description … Continue reading
Fairy Pitta
by A. Masuda Introduction The number of animals on the verge of extermination in recent years has increased though it is Kochi Prefecture enclosed by a lot of nature. The seriousness especially has been that the number of livings of … Continue reading
Tsubame: Hirundo rustica
Everybody can see some very pretty birds at the beginning of spring in Japan . These birds are swallow . Scientific name of swallow is Hirundo rustica . The common Japanese name for this species is Tsubame and the old … Continue reading
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Tonbi: Milvus migrans
The Black Kite’s Japanese name is Tobi and the scientific name is Milvus migrans. They are birds which are migratory birds or resident birds. They are raptors and Accipitrida . So they are bigger than almost all other raptor species. … Continue reading
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Tagged Asizuri, Katsurahama Motoyama-chou, Muroto, Otoyo –chou, Susaki, Usa
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Hato: Pigeon
The birds have the scientific name Columbidae. Columbidae is called “Pigeon” in English, and it is called “Hato” in Japanese. There are a variety of views about origin of the Japanese name. Many people support the Japanese name origin for … Continue reading
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Yairyocho: the Fairy Pitta
The Japanese name is yairotyo, in English it is Fairy Pitta, and scientific name is Pitta nympha. The body length is 18cm,the wing length is 118~227mm. The whole body is covered with feathers which are plural colors, and the many … Continue reading
Ruddy Kingfisher
“Akasyoubin” are kind of kingfisher and range over the forest and can be seen as a summer bird In Japan. Because they have a red bill like fire and red body, they are called “fire bird”. Then their English name … Continue reading