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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: 678771
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/20/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 652472
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/06/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 628367
  Adult
Islotes Les Éclaireurs
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/31/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 604594
  Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Loma
Chubut
Argentina
09/16/2024
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 385927
  Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Rasa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/01/2020
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 383290
  Adult
Comodoro Rivadavia
Chubut
Argentina
01/14/2020
Elsa Longo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244975320/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto de mar del Plata, Mar del PlataElsa Longo
234822806/08/202514:27ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Mar del PlataElsa Longo
226689531/01/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoIslotes Les ÉclaireursElsa Longo
216884216/09/2024ArgentinaChubutReserva Natural Punta LomaElsa Longo
120614901/02/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaElsa Longo
119680414/01/2020ArgentinaChubutPuerto de Comodoro Rivadavia, Comodoro RivadaviaElsa Longo
70700901/02/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoElsa Longo
36186413/06/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del PlataElsa Longo
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Citation recommended:

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