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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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Photography ID: 71200
  Adult

Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/03/2014
Mariano Costa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
157787405/05/2022ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRío Grande, Río Grande2Mariano Costa
204359623/02/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Isla PinguinoMariano Costa
120368023/02/2020ArgentinaSanta Cruzisla pingüino, Camino sin nombrar (-47,914338, -65,717750)Mariano Costa
20652003/12/2014ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto DeseadoMariano Costa
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Citation recommended:

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