The snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus), also known as the greater sheathbill, pale-faced sheathbill, and paddy, is one of two species of sheathbill. It...
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breed on subantarctic islands and the Antarctic Peninsula, and the snowy sheathbill migrates to the Falkland Islands and coastal southern South America...
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egret Snowy owl Snowy plover Snowy-bellied hummingbird Snowy-browed flycatcher Snowy sheathbill Western snowy plover Snowy-crowned robin-chat Snowy-crowned...
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000 ft). Predators of the king penguin include giant petrels, skuas, the snowy sheathbill, the leopard seal, and the orca. The king penguin breeds on the Subantarctic...
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Antarctic shag and tern, brown skua, Cape petrel, giant petrel, kelp gull, snowy sheathbill and Wilson's storm-petrel. Antarctic fur seals, leopard seals and southern...
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List of birds of Antarctica (section Sheathbills)
believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns. Snowy sheathbill, Chionis albus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae Scolopacidae...
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chicks that have been left unattended or abandoned. Skua species, the snowy sheathbill (Chionis alba), and kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) prey on eggs, and...
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north coast, five years after poisoning the rats, the populations of snowy sheathbills, South Georgia pintails and Wilson's storm petrels had grown. The...
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birds such as Antarctic terns, grey-headed albatross, imperial shag, snowy sheathbill and the most well known inhabitant of Antarctica, penguins. The inhospitable...
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(pigeon), a Second World War carrier pigeon Snowy sheathbill or paddy, a bird species Black-faced sheathbill, also known as the paddy bird Paddy (film)...
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List of birds of South America (section Sheathbills)
believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns. Snowy sheathbill, Chionis albus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Pluvianellidae The...
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List of birds of Chile (section Sheathbills)
the modern gulls and terns. One species has been recorded in Chile. Snowy sheathbill, Chionis alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Pluvianellidae The Magellanic...
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sick adult gentoos. Various other seabirds, such as the kelp gull and snowy sheathbill, also snatch chicks and eggs. Skuas on King George Island have been...
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Snow-capped manakin Snowy cotinga Snowy egret Snowy owl Snowy plover Snowy sheathbill Snowy-bellied hummingbird Snowy-browed flycatcher Snowy-cheeked laughingthrush...
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List of birds of Argentina (section Sheathbills)
believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns. Snowy sheathbill, Chionis alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Pluvianellidae The Magellanic...
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List of birds of Uruguay (section Sheathbills)
modern gulls and terns. One species has been recorded in Uruguay. Snowy sheathbill, Chionis albus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Pluvianellidae The...
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List of birds of Gough Island (section Sheathbills)
believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns. Snowy sheathbill, Chionis albus (A) Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae Scolopacidae...
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Bay of Isles (redirect from Sheathbill Bay)
S. Clayton of the British Antarctic Survey. Sheathbill Bay was named by UK-APC for the snowy sheathbills that live in the bay. Hecate Rock was named by...
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List of birds of Spain (section Sheathbills)
believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns. Snowy sheathbill (paloma antártica), Chionis albus (A) Order: Charadriiformes Family:...
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List of birds of Brazil (section Sheathbills)
believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns. Snowy sheathbill, Chionis alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae Scolopacidae...
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believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns. Snowy sheathbill, Chionis alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Pluvianellidae The Magellanic...
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brown skua, Antarctic tern, Wilson's storm petrel, kelp gull and snowy sheathbill. It also houses one of the largest breeding colonies of Adélie penguin...
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storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), imperial shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps), snowy sheathbill (Chionis alba), the large south polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki)...
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List of birds of Africa (section Sheathbills)
believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns. Snowy sheathbill, Chionis albus (V) (ship-assisted) Order: Charadriiformes Family:...
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List of birds of Southern Africa (section Sheathbills)
webbed feet. There are two species worldwide, one in Southern Africa. Snowy sheathbill, Chionis alba (A) Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Laridae...
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List of birds of South Africa (section Sheathbills)
Common name Binomial Status Snowy sheathbill Chionis alba Vagrant...
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orcas will occasionally kill adult Adelie penguins. Kelp gulls and snowy sheathbills also prey on chicks and eggs. In 2024, researchers from Federation...
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believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns. Snowy sheathbill, Chionis albus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae Scolopacidae...
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List of birds of Saint Helena (section Sheathbills)
believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns. Snowy sheathbill, Chionis albus (A) Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae...
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Wilson's and black-bellied storm petrels, Cape petrels, brown skuas, snowy sheathbills and imperial shags. Weddell and Antarctic fur seals regularly haul...
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