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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: 665495
  Adult
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/09/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 535623
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/29/2023
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 535590
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/29/2023
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 156939
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/10/2016
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 97732
  Adult
Canal Beagle
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
05/02/2015
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 2853
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/07/2006
Diego Oscar



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239227211/11/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoNavegacion Usuahia - Isla Martillo3Diego Oscar
239220609/11/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRNU Costa Norte, Río Grande2Diego Oscar
213608121/08/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto - Escollera Sur, Mar del Plata30Diego Oscar
192776801/12/2023ArgentinaChubutPunta Pirámides, Área Natural Protegida Península Valdés20Diego Oscar
192775630/11/2023ArgentinaChubutMirador caleta valdes, Área Natural Protegida Península Valdés40Diego Oscar
192774530/11/2023ArgentinaChubutPunta Cantor, Área Natural Protegida Península Valdés8Diego Oscar
181699023/08/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzCentro de Interpretacion Ambiental Estuario del Rio Gallegos3Diego Oscar
181693222/08/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzPunta Loyola25Diego Oscar
181690121/08/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzRío Gallegos2Diego Oscar
179022709/07/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del Plata50Diego Oscar
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 20/03/2026.