Ibises, Spoonbills

Crested Ibis

Nipponia nippon

The Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) is a 1.9 kg wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Ibises, Spoonbills

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

1.9 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

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