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Rediscovery and Recovery of the Crested Ibis

  • Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon). Order Pelecaniformes, family Threskiornithidae. Formerly widely distributed across the Korean Peninsula, China, and Japan, their numbers have dropped considerably and the species is now endangered. Designated a special natural monument in Japan and internationally protected. (Illustration by Izuka Tsuyoshi)

    Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon). Order Pelecaniformes, family Threskiornithidae. Formerly widely distributed across the Korean Peninsula, China, and Japan, their numbers have dropped considerably and the species is now endangered. Designated a special natural monument in Japan and internationally protected. (Illustration by Izuka Tsuyoshi)

  • The distinguishing pink of the crested ibis’s wings is especially beautiful against the background of first snow.

    The distinguishing pink of the crested ibis’s wings is especially beautiful against the background of first snow.

  • Yuuyuu (on left) and Meimei take care of a hatchling. They are the first pair to successfully breed at the Sado Japanese Crested Ibis Conservation Center. (Photo courtesy the center; ©Jiji)

    Yuuyuu (on left) and Meimei take care of a hatchling. They are the first pair to successfully breed at the Sado Japanese Crested Ibis Conservation Center. (Photo courtesy the center; ©Jiji)

  • Keeping quiet watch over a flock of the birds.

    Keeping quiet watch over a flock of the birds.

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