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,
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