Crested Ibis
Crested Ibis
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| AKA | Toki, Japanese Crested Ibis
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| Romaji | Toki
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| Debut | Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
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| Scientific Name | Nipponia nippon
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| Distribution | Japan, China
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| Diet | Piscivore
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| Avg. Lifespan | 10 - 15 Years
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| Read More | Crested ibis
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| Crested Ibis | Anime | Season 2 | Manga | Festival (Costume) | Pavilion (Gen 2) | KF3 (V2) | Kingdom | Nexon Game | Gallery |
“Order Pelecaniformes, family Threskiornithinae, I'm Crested Ibis. I have been told that I'm tone-deaf, but I like singing. Because my song can save anyone, I will follow you. But, it doesn't mean I will give up in achieving a beautiful singing voice. Will you accompany me in practising... ... Hey, what's the matter?”
—Crested Ibis' introduction.
The Crested Ibis is type of an Avian Friend that has made appearances in nearly all Kemono Friends media to date.
Appearance
Crested Ibis has two white and salmon pink tipped wings on her head. Her hair is white with wispy feather-like hair at the rear, flat bangs at the front, and two large side bangs at the front of her face that fade from white, to bright red, to a deeper crimson-charcoal red at the ends. Her eyes are pale yellow - before Kemono Friends 3 her eyes lacked a white highlight glint similar to Extinct Friends. She wears a white button up jacket with a light red fur collar, red jacket laces, and oversize flared sleeves with a light pink pleated trim. She wears solid red gloves partially obscured by her sleeves. Her tail resembles white feathers, fading to light pink at the tips. She has a similarly colored light red pleated skirt, solid red leggings, and black mary-jane shoes.
Series Appearances
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Minor Appearances
Kemono Friends Puzzle Puzzle Gokko
Crested Ibis appears as a minor character in Puzzle Puzzle Gokko. She appears on top of the board on some levels of the game as a still picture of her anime model.
Kemono Friends Picross
Crested Ibis appears in 2 different puzzles of Kemono Friends Picross where the player can obtain a picture of the friend by solving a puzzle.
Bikkuriman
Crested Ibis appears on a sticker of Bikkuriman, a line of wafer treats produced by Lotte, notable for the highly collectible stickers that come bundled with each wafer.
In Real Life
The crested ibis, also referred to as the Asian or Japanese crested ibis, as well as being called toki in Japan specifically, is a large member of the ibis subfamily and the only extant member of the genus Nipponia. Once found across a wide expanse of east Asia, the crested ibis is today the most endangered of the ibises due to heavy deforestation of its native habitats; in the modern day, the species is only known to survive in small populations in Shaanxi, China.
The species has many definitive physical features, such as their bare heads, curved beaks, red facial skin, and beautiful crests. Their plumage color varies depending on the time of year. During breeding season, their feathers change to a medley of greys, which would otherwise be a bright white.
The crested ibis is highly migratory, traveling between habitats depending on their current needs. They build nests and breed in the tall trees of pine forests, and move to wetlands and agricultural areas for foraging. They feed almost exclusively off small marine animals, such as fish, crabs, beetles, mollusks, and frogs.
References
http://www.bird-research.jp/1_shiryo/seitai/toki.pdf http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Nipponia_nippon/ https://www.arkive.org/asian-crested-ibis/nipponia-nippon/