Crested Ibis

Nipponia nippon

Endangered

The Crested Ibis is a wetland bird of China and East Asia. It feeds in shallow water, mud, reeds, or wet grassland on fish, frogs, crustaceans, insects, or other small animals, using patient stalking, probing, sweeping, or quick strikes depending on its bill shape.

Family

Threskiornithidae

Group

Herons, Ibis, and Allies

Range

Crested Ibis Range — Resident or seasonal range in China and East Asia

Population

≈ 5K-7K

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