A wetland bird whose pink flight feathers show when it flies.
The flight feathers and tail have an orange-pink tint. The head and back become dark during the breeding season.
Crested Ibis feeds in rice fields and channels and travels between feeding sites and tree nests. Habitat work accompanies reintroduction on Sado.
In eastern Kosado, conservation includes winter-flooded paddies, ditches retaining water after drainage, reduced agricultural chemicals, connected waterways and woodland management.
Japan’s 2026 Red Data Book identifies abandoned rice fields and concentration at nesting woods among ongoing concerns. Both feeding wetlands and nesting woodland are part of the bird’s conservation landscape.
Japan Red List, 5th edition · Endangered (EN) · Japan
On Sado, abandoned rice fields and concentration at nesting woods are concerns. Habitat work includes retaining water in fields and ditches and managing waterways and woodland.