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Li Xinhai; Tian Huidong; Li Dianmo. 2009. Why the Crested Ibis declined in the middle twentieth century. Biodiversity and Conservation 18(8): 2165-2172.

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Matsuda, S. 2008. First releasing of Crested Ibis in Japan. China Crane News 12(2): 35-36.

Rong, D., Ling, F., Min, W., Xiao-Ping, Y., Xia, L. and Da-Chun, W. 2015. New Colonial Area of Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) in Hanyin County, Shaanxi Province. Chinese Journal of Zoology 50(3): 457 - 459.

Su Unshan. 2007. Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon conservation in Shaanxi Province, China. The Babbler: BirdLife in Indochina: 2-3.

Su Unshan. 2007. Ibis protection project in China. BirdLife International Asia 6(1): 2.

Wang Guiming; Lu Xinhai. 2008. Population dynamics and recovery of endangered Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) in Central China. Waterbirds 31(3): 489-494.

Wood, C.; Yi Qiao; Peng Li; Ping Ding; Baozhong Lu; Yongmei Xi. 2010. Implications of rice agriculture for wild birds in China. Waterbirds 33(Spec pub 1): 30-43.

Yamagishi, S. 2009. Reintroduction of the Japanese Crested Ibis to the wild. BirdLife in Asia: 4-5.

Yu Xiao-Ping; Chang Xiu-Yun; Li Xia; Chen Wen-Gui; Shi Liang. 2009. Return of the Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon: a reintroduction programme in Shaanxi province, China. BirdingASIA 11: 80-82.

Yu, X. P., Liu N. F., Xi Y. M. and Lu B. Z. 2006. Reproductive success of the Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon. Bird Conservation International. 16: 325–343.

Yu, X.-P.; Xi, Y.-M.; Lu, B.-Z.; Li, X.; Gong, M.-H.; Shi, L.; Dong, R. 2010. Postfledging and natal dispersal of Crested Ibis in the Qinling Mountains, China. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122(2): 228-235.

Zhang Bei; Fang Shengguo; Xi Yongmei. 2004. Low genetic diversity in the endangered Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon and implications for conservation. Bird Conservation International 14: 183-190.

IUCN SSC Stork, Ibis and Spoonbill Specialist Group

Detailed species accounts from the Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book (BirdLife International 2001).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Asian Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/asian-crested-ibis-nipponia-nippon on 28/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 28/11/2024.