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Atago Mountain Animals

Atago Forest and Green Protection Association

Animals confirmed at Mt. Atago
(Only the species that can be directly confirmed and identified by the members of the guardian association are listed, not the results of systematic surveys.)
Mammals: Wild boar (currently absent) , badger, weasel, raccoon dog, marten , Japanese mole, rats, wild rabbit (species name unknown), stray dogs (currently unconfirmed), cats

Birds: Great Egret, Great Egret, Great Egret, Black-backed Wagtail , Black-backed Wagtail, Black-backed Wagtail, Great Tit, Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker, Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker, Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker, White Wagtail, White-cheeked Wagtail, Bulbul, Blue Rock Thrush, Starling, Sparrow

Reptiles: Red-eared slider, Reeve's turtle, Red-eared slider (alien species), Mamushi (above, currently unconfirmed), Striped snake, Rat snake, Japanese pond snake, Japanese lizard

Amphibian: Japanese tree frog

Insects:
Cicadas (Kumazemi, Brown Cicada, Kempfer cicada, Meimuna opalifera, Tanna japonensis)
Dragonflies (Akikane, Orthetrum albisum, Orthetrum albisum, Anotogaster sieboldii, Lestes sponsa)
Butterflies (swallowtail, common yellow swallowtail, protenor demetrius Cramer, crow swallowtail, byasa alcinous, Common Bluebottle, Papilio Helenus, Parantica sita niphonica, cyrestis thyodamas, Red Admiral, Vanessa cardui, neptis sappho, Kitakichou, argynnis hyperbius, proboscis butterfly, Sulfur butterfly, Colias erate, cabbage butterfly, anthocharis scolymus, Sujigurochou, Lethe diana, Gomadarachou, notocrypta curvifascia, corbicula japonica, lycaena phlaeas, Taraka hamada, Acytolepis Puspa, Holly Blue, lampides boeticus, curetis acuta, purple freshwater clam, Chilades Pandava, bagworm (Oominoga larvae), hawkmoth, Shiroobinomeiga, Mar Mont white Nami Shakti, Hiro obi dragonfly Eda Shakti, Usuki dragonfly Eda Shakti , Firefly, Chadokuga)
Bees (Japanese honey bee, Western honey bee, Carpenter bee, Polistes jokahamae, Anthophora bee, Giant hornet)
Flies (flesh fly, black soldier fly, scallop, black soldier fly, black soldier fly)
Mayflies ( Antlion)
Mantis (Hierodula patellifera)
Stick insects (Edanana stick insect)
Grasshoppers (Chinese grasshopper, Atractomorpha lata, grasshopper, suzumushi, mole cricket, kawarabata?)
Stag beetles (Dorcus titanus, Dorcus titanus, Prosopocoilus chinensis)
Scarab beetles (beetles, beetles, canabuns, blue canabuns, anomala albopilosa, white beetles, beetles, geotrupidae, oriental beetles)
Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)
Longhorn beetles (Yatsumekamikiri, Yotsusujitorakamikiri, Katashilogomafukamikiri ?, Kimadaramiyamakamikiri)
Click beetles (click beetles, Azure-winged magpies, click beetles)
Tiger beetles (Namihanmyo)
Ladybugs (Ladybugs, Ladybugs, Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata)
Longhorn beetle (Longhorn beetle)
Keshikisui (Yotsuboshikeshikisui)
Leaf beetles (Kurourihamushi, Zingasahamushi, Akakubinagahamushi, Ichimonjihamushi)
Stink bugs (Separately mentioned above, Marmorated stink bug, Homoeocerus chinensis, Stink bug, Stink bug, Stink bug, Stink bug, Aoba hagoromo, Cross-headed stink bug, Agriosphodrus chinensis)
Carrion beetles (Carrion beetles, Carrion beetles, Carrion beetles , etc.)
Weevils (Nesalcidodes, Nesalcidodes, etc.)
Tenebrionidae (Plesiophthalmus niger, Phragmites aeruginosa)
Garbage beetles

Arachnids: Nephila clavata, Latrodectus mactans

Others: Snails, pill bugs, centipedes, millipedes, ticks, slugs, slugs

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boar
イノシシ
It's no wonder how wild boars settled on Mt. Atago, which is isolated in the city, but there is a lot of evidence that they have lived there for more than 10 years. I'm not sure if it's really the first time, but the first "discovery" was that there was a rockfall from the back cliff at Atagoyama High Living Mansion, and when I investigated the cause, it turned out that the criminal was a wild boar. After that, the habitat was confirmed by the fact that there were traces of eating and that it was witnessed. Until then, a group of stray dogs lived on Mt. Atago, but before and after the appearance of wild boars, they disappeared before I knew it. In any case, wild boars are nocturnal, so they are hard to see. Recently, it is said that there are 5 to 6 heads, and the appearance of bait fishing has been seen by the locals this year (2018), but it is a mysterious existence . So far, I haven't heard of any human casualties caused by wild boars. As of the summer of 2020, it seems that he is on a business trip.
サギ類
Herons
Atagoyama is located just beside the mouth of the Muromi River, and because of the deep greenery of the trees, it was in a good environment as a breeding ground for gray herons and egrets. Gray herons and egrets once formed a large colony on the ridgeline extending east from Mt. Atago. It is a story until around 2000. Many of them flew away as the city was built by carving Mt. Atago, and the decisive factor was that the entire tree in the center of the habitat had been cut down. rice field. Nowadays, one precious natural figure has disappeared, but on the other hand, it is also true that residents have complained about the damage caused by droppings and the noise of crying. If you ask them, they are indigenous people, and even if they say that they are harming the environment from the people who came in later ...
アオサギ
In early spring, you can see a gray heron. The number has decreased, but preparations for nesting have begun. While making a cry in a conversation, the beak is vigorously beaten. A male holds a piece of wood and carries it, and a female receives it and builds a nest on the tree. It was seen carrying a piece of wood (photographed on 2016.03.04-06).
アオサギの鳴き声 - 嘴の音
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It's hard to hear between the noisy calls, but it makes a beak (it sounds good in the last 20 seconds).

At the nesting site of Mt. Atago, which was only a gray heron at first, a white egret appears in April. During reproduction and parenting, different species of herons gather and nest on the tree. Such nesting colonies are called "Mt. Sagi". This year's nesting site seems to have moved from the place where many herons used to nest to the approach road across the valley. So, when walking along the approach, it seems necessary to be careful if a "white bomb" falls from above. Be especially careful where the roads are white. (Photographed on 2016.04.15-17)
In the middle of May, the nesting site of Mt. Atago is already in the season for raising children. When the chicks are small, one parent is still guarding the nest, probably because they are targeted by crows. The other is a role to carry food for children. The only way to meet a child is to be patient and wait for a chance. However, the chicks' crying voice is unique and can be discerned if you are careful. (Photographed on May 17, 2016)

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