Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus)

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: 654212
Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/19/2025
Juan Manuel Canepa

Photography ID: 504336
Adult
Puerto Piramides
Chubut
Argentina
08/15/2022
Juan Manuel Canepa

Photography ID: 459599
Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/28/2021
Juan Manuel Canepa

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2368744

19/09/2025

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Escollera Sur, Mar del Plata

Juan Manuel Canepa

1626671

15/08/2022

Argentina

Chubut

Lobería Puerto Pirámides, Puerto Piramides

Juan Manuel Canepa

1453989

28/08/2021

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Puerto, Mar del Plata

Juan Manuel Canepa

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