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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: 538919
  Adult

Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/01/2015
Roberto Battaglia
Foto
Photography ID: 299822
  Adult

Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/19/2018
Roberto Battaglia
Foto
Photography ID: 168407
  Adult

Reserva Natural Punta Loma
Chubut
Argentina
08/26/2016
Roberto Battaglia



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
84220119/11/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresPlayas de Necochea, NecocheaRoberto Battaglia
47977426/08/2016ArgentinaChubutReserva Natural Punta LomaRoberto Battaglia
178156301/11/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto, Mar del PlataRoberto Battaglia
29073729/05/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaRoberto Battaglia
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 25/03/2026.