Crested ibis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the crested ibis lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nipponia nippon
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Bird
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Threskiornithidae

Where does the crested ibis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the crested ibis in 3 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the crested ibis endangered?

The crested ibis’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the crested ibis?

The crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Threskiornithidae, genus Nipponia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the crested ibis

The crested ibis (Nipponia nippon), also called the Japanese crested ibis, Asian crested ibis or toki (トキ), is a species of bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is the only species in the genus Nipponia.

The crested ibis was once widespread across eastern China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan, but by the late 20th century its wild population had become restricted to Yangxian in Shaanxi Province, China. Reintroduction programs have since established populations in South Korea and in Japan on Sado Island and the Noto Peninsula.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Crested ibis (revision 1379905325), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q493173 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).