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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: 646999
  Adult
Punta Negra
Maldonado
Uruguay
07/02/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 593439
  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
07/20/2024
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 570821
  Adult
Balneario La Barra
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/18/2024
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 523427
  Juvenile
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/04/2023
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 495800
  Adult
Playa Verde
Maldonado
Uruguay
06/05/2022
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 396031
 Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
04/26/2020
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 272096
  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
06/24/2018
Alvaro Pérez Tort
Foto
Photography ID: 265346
  Adult
Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
06/04/2017
Emilio Lessa
Foto
Photography ID: 204578
  Adult
Punta Carretas
Montevideo
Uruguay
05/28/2017
Mauricio Silvera
Foto
Photography ID: 204064
  Adult
Punta Carretas
Montevideo
Uruguay
05/28/2017
Adrian Antunez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
233857002/07/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta NegraAdrian Antunez
212311920/07/2024UruguayMaldonadoIsla de Lobos, Punta del EsteJulián Tocce
202740401/03/2024UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este., Maldonado1Emilio Lessa
197515818/02/2024UruguayMaldonadoBalneario La BarraAlejandra Pons
171710504/02/2023UruguayMaldonadoPunta del EsteAlejandra Pons
159151305/06/2022UruguayMaldonadoPlaya VerdeGuillermo Menéndez
123900126/04/2020UruguayRochaBoca de la laguna salida al mar, Laguna de RochaAlejandra Pons
95358027/07/2019UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este - 20 km al S de la costaLeyla Cuello
77192924/06/2018UruguayMaldonadoPunta del EsteAlvaro Pérez Tort
75774204/06/2017UruguayMontevideoPunta Carretas, MontevideoEmilio Lessa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.