Crested Ibis
Nipponia nippon(Temminck, CJ, 1835)
English (US) Crested Ibis
The Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills) in the order Pelecaniformes.
Range: China (mainly Shaanxi, in north-central China); reintroduced into southern South Korea (Upo Wetlands) and Sado Island, northwestern JapanRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Nipponia nippon
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Crested Ibis
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1835)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ibis nippon
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1835)
- Type locality
- Japan.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.93, vol.5 pl.551
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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