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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: 111336
  Adult

Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/26/2015
Santiago Juan Torres
Foto
Photography ID: 101900
  Adult

Reta
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/02/2015
Santiago Juan Torres
Foto
Photography ID: 96468
  Adult

Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/30/2015
Santiago Juan Torres



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
32901713/09/2015ArgentinaTierra del FuegoIslotes Les ÉclaireursSantiago Juan Torres
32035326/08/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresNecochea35Santiago Juan Torres
31139101/08/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Mar del PlataSantiago Juan Torres
30074703/07/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaSantiago Juan Torres
29135002/06/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresRetaSantiago Juan Torres
28360816/05/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresValeria del MarSantiago Juan Torres
27638430/04/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del PlataSantiago Juan Torres
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/04/2026.