Toki (Japanese crested ibis) - Toki

Japanese: トキ(朱鷺) - トキ

A bird of the Ibis family. Wingspan: 40cm. Its feathers are white, with some of its flight feathers tinged with pale pink. It was once widespread in East Asia, but is believed to be extinct in Russia and the Korean peninsula, and only a few remain in parts of China. It was once widespread in Japan, but the few remaining on Sado Island and the Noto Peninsula are also on the brink of extinction, and two birds captured on Sado Island were taken into care at the Toki Conservation Center on the island. After that, attempts were made to breed with Chinese Toki in China and Japan, but they were unsuccessful. One of the two died in 1995, and it is now believed that the Japanese Toki will become extinct due to their aging. It feeds on snails, loaches, etc. in rice paddies and wetlands. It is an internationally protected bird and a special natural monument. It is extinct in the wild (Ministry of the Environment's 4th Red List).
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Japanese:

トキ科の鳥。翼長40cm。羽は白く，風切羽の一部が淡紅色（とき色）を帯びる。かつては東アジアに広く分布したが，ロシアや朝鮮半島では絶滅したと見られ，今は中国の一部にごく少数が残るのみ。日本でもかつては全国に分布していたが，佐渡島と能登半島に残された数羽も絶滅に瀕し，佐渡島で捕獲した２羽が同島のトキ保護センターで保護された。その後中国および日本で中国産のトキとの繁殖を試みたが成功せず，２羽のうち１羽が1995年に死亡し，高齢化のため日本のトキは絶滅することが確実視されるに至った。水田，湿地でタニシ，ドジョウ等を食べる。国際保護鳥および特別天然記念物。野生絶滅（環境省第４次レッドリスト）。
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