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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: 500926
  Adult
Punta Loyola
Santa Cruz
Argentina
07/19/2022
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 500790
  Adult
Punta Loyola
Santa Cruz
Argentina
07/18/2022
María Alejandra Sosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
219333616/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEsteban Martínez Martos 785, Río Grande5María Alejandra Sosa
219058515/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRuta Nacional 3 2815, Río Grande5María Alejandra Sosa
219055915/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRuta Nacional 3, Río Grande2María Alejandra Sosa
218988313/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCamino sin nombrar1María Alejandra Sosa
218826211/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCamino sin nombrar1María Alejandra Sosa
218800811/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCamino sin nombrar1María Alejandra Sosa
176953426/05/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzPunta Loyola15María Alejandra Sosa
175756825/04/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Mar del Plata6María Alejandra Sosa
175676725/04/2023ArgentinaOcéano Atlántico - Aguas argentinasMar Argentino1María Alejandra Sosa
175576124/04/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Mar del Plata11María Alejandra Sosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 21/03/2026.