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829:"Foraging Ecology of Pale-Faced Sheathbills in Colonies of Southern Elephant Seals at King George Island, Antarctica (La EcologĂa de la AlimentaciĂłn de la Chionis alba en los Harenes de Elefantes Marinos en la Isla King George, Antarctica)"
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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".
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The snowy sheathbill does not have webbed feet. It finds its food on land. It is an
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573:"Pale-faced Sheathbill (Chionis alba)"
482:Eating regurgitated penguin chick food
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767:. London: Christopher Helm. pp.
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2899:IUCN Red List least concern species
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352:meaning snow. The specific epithet
2852:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
695:. London: R.H. Porter. p. 36.
593:The Encyclopedia of World Wildlife
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1338:Late Quaternary prehistoric birds
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360:meaning "white". The species is
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388:The snowy sheathbill lives in
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345:. The genus name is from the
833:Journal of Field Ornithology
317:A General Synopsis of Birds
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648:A General Synopsis of Birds
429:that have been living in a
267:, is one of two species of
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384:Distribution and habitat
297:. He placed it in a new
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2277:(falcons and relatives)
343:Johann Reinhold Forster
285:Johann Friedrich Gmelin
2848:-related article is a
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2158:(cranes and relatives)
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1318:Glossary of bird terms
1130:Confuciusornithiformes
827:Favero, Marco (1996).
736:, eds. (August 2022).
323:was designated as the
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2150:(gulls and relatives)
1155:Songlingornithiformes
1120:Omnivoropterygiformes
803:. Fifth House Books.
261:pale-faced sheathbill
255:), also known as the
2009:Phoenicopteriformes
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1980:Mesitornithiformes
1974:(doves and pigeons)
1308:Families and orders
1170:Ichthyornithiformes
1145:Patagopterygiformes
51:Conservation status
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801:The Scoop on Poop
782:978-1-4081-2501-4
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2336:Coliiformes
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2198:Aequornithes
2106:Apodiformes
2067:Otidiformes
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1990:(sandgrouse)
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1517:Anseriformes
1267:Cockfighting
1252:Conservation
1247:Bird feeding
1235:Birdwatching
1225:Ornithomancy
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2642:iNaturalist
2516:Wikispecies
2466:WikiProject
2376:Piciformes
2259:Australaves
2238:Suliformes
2156:Gruiformes
2011:(flamingos)
1920:Tetraoninae
1891:Phasianidae
1880:Rhynchortyx
1845:Dactylortyx
1712:Megapodidae
1702:Penelopinae
1660:Galliformes
1402:Rheiformes
1396:(ostriches)
1346:individuals
1220:Ornithology
1207:interaction
962:Preen gland
730:Gill, Frank
556:12 November
372:Description
313:John Latham
2893:Categories
2811:Xeno-canto
2216:(penguins)
2069:(bustards)
1907:Perdicinae
1852:Dendrortyx
1824:Callipepla
1756:Megapodius
1721:Aepypodius
1599:Tadorninae
1581:true geese
1412:(tinamous)
1371:Neornithes
1282:Pheasantry
1257:Aviculture
1025:Incubation
1015:Lek mating
748:17 October
512:References
394:Scotia Arc
390:Antarctica
366:subspecies
269:sheathbill
198:Gmelin, JF
2285:(parrots)
2129:(hoatzin)
2080:Strisores
2061:(turacos)
2053:(cuckoos)
1982:(mesites)
1901:(turkeys)
1873:Philortyx
1790:Agelastes
1783:Acryllium
1774:Numididae
1763:Talegalla
1673:gamebirds
1666:landfowls
1645:Anseranas
1609:Anhimidae
1568:Anserinae
1351:fictional
1073:dinosaurs
1068:Theropoda
1055:Evolution
1000:Migration
982:Behaviour
687:Chubb, C.
427:tapeworms
418:scavenger
362:monotypic
302:Vaginalis
166:Species:
148:Chionidae
104:Kingdom:
98:Eukaryota
2686:22693556
2660:11677023
2585:22693556
2580:BirdLife
2569:BioLib:
2501:Wikidata
2430:Category
2304:Afroaves
2232:(storks)
2034:Passerea
2019:(grebes)
1955:Columbea
1866:Oreortyx
1838:Cyrtonyx
1728:Alectura
1692:Cracinae
1684:Cracidae
1561:Oxyurini
1551:Aythyini
1546:Anatinae
1530:Anatidae
1277:Falconry
1240:big year
1095:Seabirds
1005:Foraging
952:Feathers
709:(1788).
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420:, and a
414:omnivore
275:Taxonomy
216:Synonyms
144:Family:
118:Chordata
114:Phylum:
108:Animalia
94:Domain:
71:IUCN 3.1
2909:Chionis
2725:snoshe2
2634:5789302
2621:snoshe2
2608:snoshe2
2557:Avibase
2507:Q844766
2442:Commons
1946:Neoaves
1831:Colinus
1797:Guttera
1735:Eulipoa
1556:Mergini
1420:(kiwis)
1404:(rheas)
1215:Ringing
1040:Hybrids
1035:Nesting
990:Singing
967:Plumage
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912:Anatomy
902:Outline
892:: Aves)
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441:Gallery
408:Feeding
338:Chionis
315:in his
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159:Chionis
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2330:(owls)
1804:Numida
1742:Leipoa
1625:Chauna
1618:Anhima
1313:Genera
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1205:Human
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2616:eBird
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1574:swans
1536:ducks
1506:fowls
1301:Lists
925:Brain
890:class
886:Birds
841:JSTOR
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358:Latin
354:albus
350:khiĹŤn
299:genus
265:paddy
2850:stub
2746:OBIS
2707:NCBI
2681:IUCN
2668:ITIS
2629:GBIF
2593:BOLD
947:Eggs
935:milk
930:Crop
920:Beak
805:ISBN
777:ISBN
750:2022
603:ISBN
558:2021
541:2017
416:, a
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