ecies enjoys high popularity as the star among summervisitors; with the malefs glossy blue upperparts as well as its melodioussong | one of the top three songbirds in Japan | the bird justifies the highpopularity. The bird usually migrates here from Southeast Asia in late Aprilto start warbling in hill forests near streams. Until now, the earliestrecord of the birdfs warbling here is April 12, 1998 (at Hikagezawa,Ura-Takao). be the target for poaching, and careful conservation efforts arerequired. The species is officially designated as the gBird of HachiojiCity,hand it is a symbol of the verdant Hachioji City (See the following foran account of the selection.) ird of the Cityh,Blue-and-white Flycatcher has been selected as the Bird of Hachioji Citythrough the poll of residents, and the species was officially instituted tobecome thegBird of Hachioji Cityhon the anniversary of Hachiojifsmunicipalization on October 1, 1991.
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