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The sheathbills are a family of birds, Chionidae.Classified in the wader order Charadriiformes, the family consists of one genus, Chionis with two species. They breed on subantarctic islands and the Antarctic Peninsula, and the snowy sheathbill migrates to the Falkland Islands and coastal southern South America in the southern winter; they are the only bird family endemic as breeders to the ...
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Order: Charadriiformes Family: Chionididae. The sheathbills are scavengers of the Antarctic regions. They have white plumage and look plump and dove-like but are believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns. Snowy sheathbill, Chionis albus (A)
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Order: Charadriiformes Family: Chionididae. The sheathbills are scavengers of the Antarctic regions. They have white plumage and look plump and dove-like but are believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns. Snowy sheathbill, Chionis alba
Only scientific names should be listed here; for categorization by English names, use Category:Birds by common name. Pages in category "Monotypic bird families" The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total.
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