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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: 628804
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/11/2020
Tiago Vaggi
Foto
Photography ID: 424515
 Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/10/2020
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 424428
  Adult
Puerto Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/09/2020
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 421371
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
07/30/2020
Christian Altamirano
Foto
Photography ID: 419164
  Adult
Departamento Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/16/2020
Nicolas Chimento
Foto
Photography ID: 415149
  Adult
Puerto Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/23/2020
Fernando Alberto Segura
Foto
Photography ID: 396031
 Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
04/26/2020
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 392958
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/10/2020
Jorge Schlemmer



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
133217310/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresDescanso de los Lobos - Puerto Quequén, NecocheaJorgelina Lopez
144932109/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto Necochea, Puerto NecocheaJorgelina Lopez
133175709/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto Necochea, Puerto NecocheaHernán Tolosa
128843305/09/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Puerto Mar del PlataVictor Hugo Michelini
128191616/08/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Puerto Mar del PlataVictor Hugo Michelini
131834030/07/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoChristian Altamirano
226800611/07/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva de lobos marinos, Mar del PlataTiago Vaggi
130120523/05/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto Necochea, Puerto NecocheaFernando Alberto Segura
123900126/04/2020UruguayRochaBoca de la laguna salida al mar, Laguna de RochaAlejandra Pons
121665715/03/2020ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal Beagle (entre Ushuaia e Isla Gable)María Del Carmen Fabeiro
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Citation recommended:

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