Crested Ibis

The Crested Ibis, as large as 80 cm, has a long beak and red cheeks. Its head is partially bare and it has a dense crest of white plumes on the nape.

Geographic Distribution:

Crested Ibis, which used to be widespread in China, Japan, Russia and Korea, was thought to be in the 1960s due to overexploitation and destruction of habitat, and was rediscovered in Yangxian, northwestern China's Shaanxi Province in 1981.

The population of crested ibis has expanded to 1,400 in Shaanxi Province, thanks to three decades of conservation.