- The
sheathbills are a
family of birds, Chionidae.
classified in the
wader order Charadriiformes, the
family consists of one genus,
Chionis with two species...
-
snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus), also
known as the
greater sheathbill, pale-faced
sheathbill, and paddy, is one of two
species of
sheathbill. It is...
- The black-faced
sheathbill (Chionis minor), also
known as the
lesser sheathbill or
paddy bird, is one of only two
species of
sheathbills,
aberrant s****birds...
- (pigeon), a
Second World War
carrier pigeon Snowy sheathbill or paddy, a bird
species Black-faced
sheathbill, also
known as the
paddy bird
Paddy (film), a...
- pintail, Anas
georgica Order: Charadriiformes Family:
Chionididae The
sheathbills are
scavengers of the
Antarctic regions. They have
white plumage and...
-
Breakwater Point marking the cove's west edge.
Along the
coast to the west are
Sheathbill Bay,
separated by a
small cove from
Rosita Harbour. Ram Head separates...
- (Chloephaga hybrida),
South America and the
Falkland Islands Kelp
pigeon (
sheathbill) (Chionis alba and
Chionis minor),
Antarctic Overfishing nears**** ecosystems...
- (Tachyeres),
geese and
swans (Anserinae), the
solitaire (Pezophaps),
sheathbills (Chionis), some
guans (Crax) and
stone curlews (Burhinus) use a bony...
-
Heard Island subspecies of the black-faced
sheathbill also
breeds on the island. Both the shag and the
sheathbill are
endemic to
Heard Island. A
further 28...
- skuas,
especially in eggs and as fledglings.
Other birds like petrels,
sheathbills, and
gulls also eat the chicks. Dogs pre**** upon
penguins while they...
