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As the Japanese Crested Ibis (Toki) Goes, So Goes …

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Rowan Hooper
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It doesn't get much more Japanese than this. The large, white-feathered crested ibis — a wader with a downward- curving bill, a face bare of feathers and bright- red skin and legs — is a worldwide symbol of Japan (though the national bird is the pheasant). The birds grow up to 78 cm long, have a plume of feathers on the back of the head, and the flight feathers are tinged with red, a celebrated feature that was also the cause of their downfall.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 6 , Issue 12 , December 2008 , e11
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