Onagadori
Sign in to savethumb|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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- Country of origin
- Japan
- Image
- Gold Onagadori.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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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.
== History ==
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