Zoo Stock Species and the Red List

Zoo Stock

This indicates that the species is included in the Second Zoo Stock Plan, which was formulated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in 2018. The plan sets goals for the next 10 years in three areas: "species conservation," "contribution to wildlife conservation," and "environmental education and conservation awareness." 124 animal species are included.

What is the Red List?

Based on scientific research, this is a list of wildlife classified by rank (category) indicating the degree of risk of extinction.
Livng Things Encyclopedia shows the categories (mainland and islands) assessed by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) at the global level, the Ministry of the Environment for Japan, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for Tokyo.

The higher the category in each table, the higher the risk of extinction, and CR, EN, and VU are the three categories known as "endangered species." In Tokyo, species that are not at the NT (near threatened) level but are relatively rare are considered "species of concern."

IUCN categories
EX	extinction
EW	Extinction in the wild
CR+EN	—
CR	Serious crisis
EN	crisis
VU	emergency
NT	Near Threatened
LC・○	Low Concern
DD	Data shortage
LP	—

Japan (Ministry of the Environment) Category
EX	extinction
EW	Extinction in the wild
CR+EN	Endangered species
CR	Critically Endangered
EN	Endangered species
VU	Endangered species
NT	Near Threatened
LC・○	—
DD	Lack of information
LP	Endangered local population

Tokyo Category
EX	extinction
EW	Extinction in the wild
CR+EN	Endangered species
CR	Critically Endangered
EN	Endangered species
VU	Endangered species
NT	Near Threatened
LC・○	Unranked
DD	Lack of information
LP	Endangered local population

Creatures at Tama Zoo

African Spoonbill
Platalea alba

Its feathers are white, and its face is red and bare up to the line connecting its eyes. Its legs are red, and its spatula-shaped beak is gray-blue to grape-colored. It has a short crest on its head. It nests in colonies on trees or in reed beds.

classification	Birds, Pelecaniformes, Crested Ibis
English name	African Spoonbill
distribution	Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
Residence	Lakes, marshes, reservoirs, and other large, shallow inland bodies of water, rarely coastal lagoons, salt pans, streams, and estuaries
Size	Total length: 90-91cm Weight: Approx. 1.8 kg
food	Small fish and aquatic invertebrates
Red List	Unrated

Tama Zoo exhibition area

Tama Zoo and Asian Zone

Foraging behavior

They feed in shallow waters, either alone or in small groups of just a few birds. They search by submerging part or all of their beak in the water, slightly opening it and swinging it from side to side. When prey touches the inside of their beak, they grab it and swallow it whole.