Nipponia Reichenbach 1850 (Asian crested ibis)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Parent taxon: Threskiornithidae according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Bostrychia, Cercibis, Eudocimus, Geronticus, Lophotibis, Mesembrinibis, Milnea, Phimosus, Platalea, Plataleinae, Plegadis, Protibis, Pseudibis, Rhynchaeitinae, Thaumatibis, Threskiornis, Threskiornithinae, Vadaravis, Xenicibis
Subtaxa: Nipponia nippon
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution: found only at Extant Distribution (Quaternary of China)
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