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Onagadori
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thumb|White cock, image from the 1930s thumb|Black-breasted red cock The Onagadori (, "long-tailed chicken") is a historic Japanese breed of chicken, characterised by an exceptionally long tail. It was bred in the seventeenth century in Kōchi Prefecture, on Shikoku island in southern Japan, and was designated a Japanese National Natural Treasure in 1952. It is one of the ancestors of the German Phoenix breed.

Key facts

Poultry breed.name
Onagadori
Poultry breed.image
Gold Onagadori.jpg
Poultry breed.image_caption
Gold cock bird
Poultry breed.image2
Poule onagadori (cropped).jpg
Poultry breed.image_caption2
Hen bird
Poultry breed.status
endangered
Poultry breed.country
Japan
Poultry breed.use
exhibition
Poultry breed.ee
yes
Poultry breed.pcgb
yes
Poultry breed.comb
single
Poultry breed.lobes
white
Poultry breed.type
Chicken
Poultry breed.latin
Gallus gallus domesticus

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Wikidata facts

Country of origin
Japan
Image
Gold Onagadori.jpg
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Commons category
Onagadori
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Characteristics
  • Use
  • References

thumb|White cock, image from the 1930s thumb|Black-breasted red cock The Onagadori (, "long-tailed chicken") is a historic Japanese breed of chicken, characterised by an exceptionally long tail. It was bred in the seventeenth century in Kōchi Prefecture, on Shikoku island in southern Japan, and was designated a Japanese National Natural Treasure in 1952. It is one of the ancestors of the German Phoenix breed.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Onagadori” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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