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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: 677893
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/20/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 652176
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/06/2025
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 605052
  Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Loma
Chubut
Argentina
09/18/2024
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 382894
  Adult
Comodoro Rivadavia
Chubut
Argentina
01/14/2020
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 266824
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/06/2018
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 104489
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/13/2015
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 58732
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/11/2014
Guillermo Marcaida



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244765620/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto de mar del Plata, Mar del PlataGuillermo Marcaida
234600606/08/202514:27ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Mar del PlataGuillermo Marcaida
226977230/01/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoIslotes Les ÉclaireursGuillermo Marcaida
217267318/09/2024ArgentinaChubutReserva Natural Punta LomaGuillermo Marcaida
217227616/09/2024ArgentinaChubutReserva Natural Punta LomaGuillermo Marcaida
119587214/01/2020ArgentinaChubutPuerto de Comodooro Rivadvia, Comodoro RivadaviaGuillermo Marcaida
76085606/05/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto, Mar del PlataGuillermo Marcaida
70322101/02/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoGuillermo Marcaida
30060513/06/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Mar del PlataGuillermo Marcaida
29797611/06/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaGuillermo Marcaida
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Citation recommended:

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