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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: 678771
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/20/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 678476
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/08/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 677893
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/20/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 677241
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/08/2026
Tiago Vaggi
Foto
Photography ID: 670396
  Adult
Whillelmina Bay
Antártida Argentina
Argentina
01/17/2026
Edith Polverini
Foto
Photography ID: 668472
  Adult
Canal Beagle
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/09/2026
Luis O. Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 667129
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/02/2026
Carlos F. Danti



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244901308/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar Argentino, Mar del PlataNino A. Grangetto
244867508/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar Argentino, Mar del PlataPablo Eguia
244537208/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Mar del PlataTiago Vaggi
244333601/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Mar del Plata4Victor Hugo Michelini
244975320/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto de mar del Plata, Mar del PlataElsa Longo
244765620/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto de mar del Plata, Mar del PlataGuillermo Marcaida
243829916/02/2026ArgentinaChubutLobería Puerto Pirámides, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésDolores Fernandez
242480317/01/2026ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaWhillelmina BayEdith Polverini
243979712/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal de beagle, Canal BeagleGustavo Daniel González
241841709/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoFaro Les Éclaireurs, Canal BeagleLuis O. Lopez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.