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A snowy sheathbill is about 380–410 mm (15–16 in) long, with a wingspan of 760–800 mm (30–31 in). It is pure white except for its pink, warty face; its Latin name translates to "snow white". [11] Sheathbills spend 86% of their day hunting for food and the other 14% resting. [12]
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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The black-faced sheathbill (Chionis minor), also known as the lesser sheathbill or paddy bird, is one of only two species of sheathbills, ...
Chinstrap penguins often attack predator birds like the giant petrel or skua who eat their eggs and chicks. These chinstrap penguins are a little more tolerant of the presence of this smaller snowy sheathbill but still watchful. The location is Barrientos Island in the Shetland Islands of Antarctica, Taken on March 3, 2019. Camera manufacturer
A storm traveling all the way from western Canada and a new storm brewing along the Atlantic coast will team up to bring areas of accumulating snow and slippery travel from Friday to early ...
A brisk wind caught a Kevlar-fiber sail, sending it snapping as Bob Derby and Randy Atkin pulled lines to turn Red Stripe, their 25-foot boat, through the briny waters of the imperiled Great Salt ...
Snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus), the only land bird native to the Antarctic continent, on Barrientos Island on March 3, 2019. Camera manufacturer: NIKON CORPORATION: Camera model: NIKON D750: Author: Gordon Leggett: Exposure time: 1/250 sec (0.004) F-number: f/5.6: ISO speed rating: 800: Date and time of data generation: 17:17, 3 March 2019 ...