Garrulus lidthi

Lidth's Jay or the Amami Jay is a bird native to Japan. Like the Amami rabbit its range is restricted to Amami island and Tokunoshima. It is the prefectural bird of Kagoshima, chosen in 1965.https://kids.kiddle.co/Kagoshima_Prefecture Their feathers used to be used in ladies hats. They are fully protected under Japanese law, but the IUCN only considered them as Vulnerable. Its scientific name commemorates Theodoor Gerard van Lidth de Jeude, a Dutch zoologist.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lidth%27s_jay&oldid=1120057421
== References ==
Category:Japanese Prefectural Symbols
Category:Jays
Category:Animals of Amami
Category:Animals of Tokunoshima