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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: 463203
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/25/2021
Santiago Juan Torres
Foto
Photography ID: 111336
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/26/2015
Santiago Juan Torres
Foto
Photography ID: 101900
  Adult
Reta
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/02/2015
Santiago Juan Torres
Foto
Photography ID: 96468
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/30/2015
Santiago Juan Torres
Foto
Photography ID: 57226
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/23/2014
Santiago Juan Torres
Foto
Photography ID: 50200
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/04/2014
Santiago Juan Torres



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
194895616/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoSantiago Juan Torres
194894516/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoSantiago Juan Torres
194893316/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla Pingüino4Santiago Juan Torres
194769114/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzCamino sin nombrar2Santiago Juan Torres
178952309/07/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del Plata50Santiago Juan Torres
178918809/07/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del PlataSantiago Juan Torres
177981519/06/2023ArgentinaChubutEstancia Punta NorteSantiago Juan Torres
177978619/06/2023ArgentinaChubutCoronel Acceso a LoberíaSantiago Juan Torres
177932618/06/2023ArgentinaChubutCamino sin nombrar30Santiago Juan Torres
175782129/04/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Mar del Plata9Santiago Juan Torres
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 25/03/2026.