Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus)

Snowy Sheathbill

Chionis albus

(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Paloma Antártica
Pomba-antártica

Family: Chionidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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Synonyms: Chionis alba, Vaginalis alba.

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Number of Photography: 399

Photography ID: 676798
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/01/2026
Victor Hugo Michelini

Photography ID: 675608
Adult
Canal Beagle
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/12/2026
Gustavo Daniel González

Photography ID: 674849
Adult
Área Natural Protegida Península Valdés
Chubut
Argentina
02/16/2026
Dolores Fernandez

Photography ID: 670396
Adult
Whillelmina Bay
Antártida Argentina
Argentina
01/17/2026
Edith Polverini

Photography ID: 668472
Adult
Canal Beagle
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/09/2026
Luis O. Lopez

Photography ID: 667129
Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/02/2026
Carlos F. Danti

Photography ID: 666497
Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/15/2025
Hernán Tolosa

Photography ID: 666496
Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/14/2025
Hernán Tolosa

Photography ID: 666447
Adult
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
12/12/2025
Hernán Tolosa

Photography ID: 665495
Adult
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/09/2025
Diego Oscar

Photography ID: 662992
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/14/2025
Jorgelina Lopez

Photography ID: 654212
Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/19/2025
Juan Manuel Canepa

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Number of Films: 6

Video ID: 4814
♂ ♀ Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/13/2021
Santos Di Mauro

Video ID: 4779
Adult
Bahía San Blas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/02/2021
Mario Hernán Spicoli

Video ID: 4778
Adult
Bahía San Blas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/02/2021
Mario Hernán Spicoli

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Number of Records: 794

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2443336

01/03/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Escollera Sur, Mar del Plata

Victor Hugo Michelini

2438299

16/02/2026

Argentina

Chubut

Lobería Puerto Pirámides, Área Natural Protegida Península Valdés

Dolores Fernandez

2424803

17/01/2026

Argentina

Antártida Argentina

Whillelmina Bay

Edith Polverini

2439797

12/01/2026

Argentina

Tierra del Fuego

Canal de beagle, Canal Beagle

Gustavo Daniel González

2418417

09/01/2026

Argentina

Tierra del Fuego

Faro Les Éclaireurs, Canal Beagle

Luis O. Lopez

2415202

02/01/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

descanso de los lobos, Necochea

Carlos F. Danti

2407270

30/12/2025

00:34

Argentina

Buenos Aires

escollera, Necochea

Facundo Irazoqui

2402802

21/12/2025

14:01

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Avenida Almirante Brown, Quequén

Marcelo Gavensky

2438383

20/12/2025

Argentina

Santa Cruz

Parque Nacional Monte León, Parque Nacional Monte León

Hernán Tolosa

2412540

18/12/2025

Argentina

Santa Cruz

Isla Pingüino, Puerto Deseado

Hernán Tolosa

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