Crested ibis

"Nipponia" redirects here. For the minor planet, see 727 Nipponia.

Crested ibis
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Nipponia
Reichenbach, 1853
Species:
N. nippon
Binomial name
Nipponia nippon
(Temminck, 1835)
  former natural range
Synonyms[3]
  • Ibis nippon Temminck, 1835
  • Ibis temmincki Reichenbach, 1850
  • Nipponia temmincki (Reichenbach, 1850)

The crested ibis (Nipponia nippon), also known as the Japanese crested ibis, Asian crested ibis or toki, is a large (up to 78.5 cm (30.9 in) long), white-plumaged ibis of pine forests, native to eastern Asia. Its head is partially bare, showing red skin, and it has a dense crest of white plumes on the nape. It is the only member of the genus Nipponia.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Nipponia nippon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22697548A132069229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22697548A132069229.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ R.W.R.J. Dekker; E.C. Dickinson; Hiroyuki Morioka (2001). "Systematic notes on Asian birds. 18. Some nomenclatural issues relating to Japanese taxa described in the Planches Coloriées (1820-1839) and Fauna Japonica, Aves (1844-1850)". Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden. 335 (10.xii.2001): 199–214.