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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 ...
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]
In September 2010, Google added Street View imagery of Half Moon Island to its Google Earth and Google Maps services. [4] The expansion of Google Street View onto the island means all seven continents had imagery through the service. [5] As the island has no roads, the images appear to have been taken with a camera on a tripod.
Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth. While Antarctica has never had a permanent human population, it has been explored by various groups, and many locations on and around the continent have been described. This page lists notable places in and immediately surrounding the Antarctic continent, including geographic features, bodies ...
Location in Antarctica. Geography; ... It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 after HMS Beagle ... There are dozens of sheathbills, ...
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Fort Point is a conspicuous rocky point rising to 85 m and linked by a low 700 m isthmus to the southeast coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The feature's name is descriptive, replacing the earlier version 'Castle Rock'.
The Aitcho Islands (‘Aitcho’ standing for ‘H.O.’ i.e. ‘Hydrographic Office’) are a group of minor islands on the west side of the north entrance to English Strait separating Greenwich Island and Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, which are situated between Dee Island to the south and Table Island to the north.
Sheathbills are opportunistic omnivores, predators and scavengers, feeding on strandline debris, algae and other vegetation, as well as on invertebrates, fish, seabird eggs and chicks, seal milk, blood, placentas, carrion, faeces, rodents and human refuse.