Crested ibis
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"Nipponia" redirects here. For the minor planet, see 727 Nipponia.
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.
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Crested ibis | |
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Scientific 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) | |
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