Zoo Stock Species and the Red List

Zoo Stock

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This indicates that the species is included in the Second Zoo Stock Plan, which was formulated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in 2018. The plan sets goals for the next 10 years in three areas: "species conservation," "contribution to wildlife conservation," and "environmental education and conservation awareness." 124 animal species are included.

What is the Red List?

Based on scientific research, this is a list of wildlife classified by rank (category) indicating the degree of risk of extinction.
Livng Things Encyclopedia shows the categories (mainland and islands) assessed by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) at the global level, the Ministry of the Environment for Japan, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for Tokyo.

The higher the category in each table, the higher the risk of extinction, and CR, EN, and VU are the three categories known as "endangered species." In Tokyo, species that are not at the NT (near threatened) level but are relatively rare are considered "species of concern."

IUCN categories

EX

extinction

EW

Extinction in the wild

CR+EN

CR

Serious crisis

EN

crisis

VU

emergency

NT

Near Threatened

LC・○

Low Concern

DD

Data shortage

LP

Japan (Ministry of the Environment) Category

EX

extinction

EW

Extinction in the wild

CR+EN

Endangered species

CR

Critically Endangered

EN

Endangered species

VU

Endangered species

NT

Near Threatened

LC・○

DD

Lack of information

LP

Endangered
local population

Tokyo Category

EX

extinction

EW

Extinction in the wild

CR+EN

Endangered species

CR

Critically Endangered

EN

Endangered species

VU

Endangered species

NT

Near Threatened

LC・○

Unranked

DD

Lack of information

LP

Endangered
local population

Creatures at Ueno Zoo

White-bellied Go-away-bird

Criniferoides leucogaster

White-bellied Go-away-bird
White-bellied Go-away-bird
White-bellied Go-away-bird

As the name "White-bellied Go-away bird" suggests, the feathers on its head stand up like a eboshi hat. The "Go-away" in its English name, White-bellied Go-away bird, means "go away," and comes from the loud cry that these birds make, which sounds like they're shouting that command.

classification Aves, order Pycnonotidae, family Pycnonotidae
English name White-bellied Go-away-bird
distribution East Africa (Ethiopia to Tanzania)
Residence Eurasian Moorhen
Size
Total length: 50cm
Tail length: 24-25cm
Weight: Male 170-225g, Female 225-250g
food Fruits, flowers, seeds, etc.
Red List
IUCN: LC (Least Concern)