Crested ibis

"Nipponia" and "Nipponia Nippon" redirect here. For the minor planet, see 727 Nipponia. For the novel, see Nipponia Nippon (novel).

Crested ibis
CITES Appendix I 
Scientific classification
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
  • Ibis nippon Temminck, 1835
  • Ibis temmincki Reichenbach, 1850
  • Nipponia temmincki (Reichenbach, 1850)

The crested ibis (Nipponia nippon), also known as the Japanese crested ibis, or Asian crested ibis, is a species of ibis, native to eastern Asia. It is the only member of the genus Nipponia. In Japan, where it has special cultural significance, the name is toki (トキ).

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