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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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Records from Puerto Madryn

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Chionis alba, Vaginalis alba.


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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 666447
  Adult
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
12/12/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 634201
  Adult
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
04/08/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 634200
  Adult
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
04/08/2025
Carlos De Biagi



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243816213/12/2025ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynHernán Tolosa
241229612/12/2025ArgentinaChubutReserva faunistica provincial Punta Loma, Puerto MadrynHernán Tolosa
228722708/04/2025ArgentinaChubutLoberìa de Punta Loma, Puerto MadrynCarlos De Biagi
212578217/07/2024ArgentinaChubutLoberìa de Punta Loma, Puerto Madryn4Rodolfo Domnanovich
208468221/02/2023ArgentinaChubutGolfo nuevo, Puerto Madryn1Faustino Hollmann
150147422/11/2021ArgentinaChubutVía sin nombre, Puerto Madryn1María Alejandra Sosa
150116722/11/2021ArgentinaChubutVía sin nombre, Puerto Madryn1Jorge La Grotteria
45530210/07/2016ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynPablo Eguia
45254904/05/2016ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynFernandez Diez Federico
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 16/03/2026.