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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 667129
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/02/2026
Carlos F. Danti
Foto
Photography ID: 652448
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/15/2025
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 600841
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/13/2024
Gabriel Carbajales
Foto
Photography ID: 597002
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/10/2024
Lucas De Ciria
Foto
Photography ID: 594788
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/13/2024
Virginia Bonifacio
Foto
Photography ID: 594585
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/04/2024
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 593347
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/24/2024
Pablo Marcelo Meyer
Foto
Photography ID: 589276
♂ ♀  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/26/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 589129
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/26/2024
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 559189
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/06/2023
Claudia Alejandra Nigro
Foto
Photography ID: 531123
 Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/08/2023
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 527358
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/06/2023
Susana Gomez



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 4814
♂ ♀ Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/13/2021
Santos Di Mauro



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 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241520202/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos Airesdescanso de los lobos, NecocheaCarlos F. Danti
240727030/12/202500:34ArgentinaBuenos Airesescollera, NecocheaFacundo Irazoqui
236130015/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera de Necochea, NecocheaEdgar Romeo
231295401/07/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Necochea20Lautaro Pereira
231248221/06/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Necochea26Gabriel Carbajales
218085328/10/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, NecocheaLautaro Pereira
213722510/08/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresDescanso de los Lobos - Puerto Quequén, NecocheaLucas De Ciria
212939209/08/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Necochea4Lautaro Pereira
212786804/08/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera de Necochea, NecocheaAlec Earnshaw
212287324/07/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera de Necochea, NecocheaPablo Marcelo Meyer
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Citation recommended:

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