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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: 55628
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/05/2014
Nicolas Olejnik
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Photography ID: 4393
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/10/2009
Nicolas Olejnik



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235131102/09/202511:52ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida Juan B. Justo 10, Mar del Plata15Nicolas Olejnik
202341206/04/2024ArgentinaChubutCaleta Valdés, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésNicolas Olejnik
201777102/04/2024ArgentinaChubutLobería Puerto Pirámides, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésNicolas Olejnik
201776501/04/2024ArgentinaChubutCaleta Valdés, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésNicolas Olejnik
116450706/01/2020ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Península ValdésNicolas Olejnik
112462408/10/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto DeseadoNicolas Olejnik
112471707/10/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto DeseadoNicolas Olejnik
82551923/10/2018ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal BeagleNicolas Olejnik
82530019/10/2018ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Península ValdésNicolas Olejnik
78520425/07/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto, Mar del Plata25Nicolas Olejnik
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/04/2026.