Crested Ibis
トキ · Toki
Photo: Ron Knight (sussexbirder) / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
- Designated by
- National / Special Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Species
- Designated on
- December 28, 1934
- Prefectures
- Niigata
- Scientific name
- Nipponia nippon
About the Crested Ibis
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.
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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.
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Frequently asked questions
The Crested Ibis is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Niigata.
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