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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 666447
  Adult
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
12/12/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 634201
  Adult
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
04/08/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 634200
  Adult
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
04/08/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 626356
  Adult
Comodoro Rivadavia
Chubut
Argentina
03/01/2025
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 608871
  Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Loma
Chubut
Argentina
10/21/2024
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 607524
  Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Loma
Chubut
Argentina
10/21/2024
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 607523
  Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Loma
Chubut
Argentina
10/21/2024
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 605052
  Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Loma
Chubut
Argentina
09/18/2024
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 604594
  Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Loma
Chubut
Argentina
09/16/2024
Elsa Longo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243829916/02/2026ArgentinaChubutLobería Puerto Pirámides, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésDolores Fernandez
243816213/12/2025ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynHernán Tolosa
241229612/12/2025ArgentinaChubutReserva faunistica provincial Punta Loma, Puerto MadrynHernán Tolosa
228722708/04/2025ArgentinaChubutLoberìa de Punta Loma, Puerto MadrynCarlos De Biagi
236485104/03/202515:15ArgentinaChubutCamino sin nombrarFrancisco Encinosa
225596404/03/202515:15ArgentinaChubutCamino sin nombrarSusana Gomez
236478501/03/2025ArgentinaChubutComodoro RivadaviaFrancisco Encinosa
226228301/03/2025ArgentinaChubutComodoro RivadaviaSusana Gomez
220535229/10/2024ArgentinaChubutLobería Puerto Pirámides, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésPatricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
218867022/10/2024ArgentinaChubutLobería Puerto Pirámides, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésEduardo Cusano
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.