Black-faced Sheathbill

Chionis minor - Petit Chionis

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Chionidés
Genus
:
Chionis
Species
:
minor

Descriptor

Hartlaub, 1841

Biometrics

Size
: 41 cm
Wingspan
: 74 à 79 cm.
Weight
: 450 à 760 g

Longevity

14 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black-faced Sheathbill (Chionis minor) is a species of bird in the Chionidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Chionis minor minor (Kerguelen Is.. s Indian Ocean.)
Chionis minor marionensis (Prince Edward and Marion Is.. south of South Africa.)
Chionis minor crozettensis (Crozet Is.. s Indian Ocean.)
Chionis minor nasicornis (Heard and McDonald Is.. s Indian Ocean.)

Foreign names

Petit Chionis,
Picovaina de las Kerguelen,
pomba-antártica-de-cara-preta,
Schwarzgesicht-Scheidenschnabel,
kerguleni tokoscsőrű,
Klein IJshoen,
Chione faccianera,
svartnäbbad slidnäbb,
Maskeslirenebb,
belák čiernozobý,
štítonos černozobý,
Sortnæbbet Skedenæb,
mustatuppinokka,
colom antàrtic becnegre,
pochwodziób czarnodzioby,
Чернолицая белая ржанка,
カオグロサヤハシチドリ,
黑脸鞘嘴鸥,
svartnäbbad slidnäbb,
黑臉鞘嘴鷗,

Habitat

Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands