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snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus)
| Subject: | snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus)
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Date: 2007:12:27 15:27:50
Camera: Canon EOS 40D (Canon)
F number: f/5.0
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Focal Length: 176/1
Upload Date: 2017:03:17 15:08:28
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Pale-faced Sheathbill
Français : Chionis blanc ou Bec en fourreau
Date 27 December 2007
Author Samuel Blanc. http://www.sblanc.com/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chionis_blanc_-_Pale-faced_Sheathbill.jpg
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.
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Chionididae
Genus: Chionis
Species: Chionis albus Gmelin, 1789
Synonyms:
Chionis alba Gmelin, 1789
Vaginalis alba Gmelin, 1789
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Scientific Name: Chionis albus (Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms:
Chionis alba Gmelin, 1789
Vaginalis alba Gmelin, 1789
Common Names: Snowy Sheathbill, American Sheathbill, Pale-faced Sheathbill
French: Chionis blanc German: Weißgesicht-Scheidenschnabel Spanish: Picovaina de las Malvinas
Taxonomy: Vaginalis alba J. F. Gmelin, 1789, New Zealand; error = Falkland Islands. |
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