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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 ...
This is a list of mammals in Virginia, including both current and recently historical inhabitants. Virginia has 77 species of native land mammals (including extirpated species), and the coast is visited by nearly 30 marine mammal species. 11 species or subspecies of native Virginian mammals are listed as endangered or threatened by the state ...
The black-faced sheathbill (Chionis minor), also known as the lesser sheathbill or paddy bird, is one of only two species of sheathbills, aberrant shorebirds which are terrestrial scavengers of subantarctic islands.
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 ...
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
The 78 ha (190-acre) IBA comprises the ice-free headland and about 800 metres (0.50 mi) of beach on either side of it. Other birds known to nest at the site include brown skuas, Cape petrels, and snowy sheathbills. [33]
Molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that the family Burhinidae is sister to a clade containing the sheathbills in the family Chionidae and the Magellanic plover in its own family Pluvianellidae. The stone-curlews are not closely related to the curlews, genus Numenius, that belong to the sandpiper family Scolopacidae. [5]