Crested Ibis
Nipponia nippon
Photo: Ron Knight (sussexbirder) / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The Crested Ibis has white plumage tinged with pink, a red face, and a long curved bill. It once lived in rice fields and wetlands across Japan, but overhunting and habitat loss drove the Japanese birds extinct. Today breeding based on birds from China continues on Sado Island in Niigata, and reintroduction to the wild is under way. It is a Special Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Nipponia nippon
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Niigata
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- EndangeredMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- トキ
- 简体中文
- 朱鹮
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The Crested Ibis is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Niigata.
You can see the Crested Ibis at Ishikawa Zoo, Toki no Mori Park, among others (confirmed on each facility's official website on 2026-10-15).
The Crested Ibis is listed as "Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as トキ).
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