snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus)

Query: Antarctica

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Subject:	snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus)
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Artist Jean-Baptiste Huet (1745–1811)
Description
Chionis alba
Date 1700-1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Temminck pl. col. 509
Old Latin name Chionis alba
New Latin name Chionis albus
Common name Nederlands: Zuidpoolkip
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chionis_alba_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ17200333.tif

The snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus), also known as the greater sheathbill, pale-faced sheathbill, and paddy, is one of two species of sheathbill. It is usually found on the ground. It is the only land bird native to Antarctica.

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