Noguchigera habitats move south to Nago area

Noguchigera habitats move south to Nago area

 

Special Natural Monument the Noguchigera, which lives mainly in three villages, including Kunigami, Ogimi and Higashi, has moved its habitat to mountain forest in the Genka district of Nago.

 

The Yambaru Wildlife Conservation Center confirmed the habitat shift on June 6.

 

According to the center, the birds breed in Onna Village.

 

However, there has been no clear evidence to confirm this report.

 

This is the first time the birds were confirmed to have bred in Nago.

 

Yutaka Toguchi of the Ministry of the Environment confirmed the presence of an adult female bird and a chick on June 6 and an adult male bird on June 7.

 

The center could not find nesting trees of the birds.

 

However, they determined that the birds breed in the Nago area because the Noguchigera has a habit of staying near the nesting trees in breeding season.

 

An adult male Noguchigera was seen in the Nago area in 2013.

 

(English translation by T&CT)

 

(Ryukyu Shimpo, 19 Thursday June 2014 The Roman)