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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

Synonyms: Chionis alba, Vaginalis alba.


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Foto
Photography ID: 79648
  Adult
Quequén
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/14/2014
Orlando Oses
Foto
Photography ID: 71449
  Adult
Canal Beagle
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/28/2014
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 71200
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/03/2014
Mariano Costa
Foto
Photography ID: 69925
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/01/2014
Laura Dodyk
Foto
Photography ID: 68482
  Adult
Arenas Verdes
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/09/2014
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 67600
  Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Loma
Chubut
Argentina
10/17/2014
Eduardo Nadal



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
21283314/12/2014ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal BeagleDiana Weyland
20652003/12/2014ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto DeseadoMariano Costa
21553930/11/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
20761628/11/2014ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal BeaglePablo Eguia
19726609/11/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresArenas VerdesSusana Gomez
19470417/10/2014ArgentinaChubutReserva Natural Punta LomaEduardo Nadal
18707711/10/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaEduardo Soriano
28187723/09/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del PlataSilvina Collado
17866417/09/2014ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Península ValdésEsteban Argerich
23285614/09/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Carballido, QuequénOrlando Oses
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.