Snowy Sheathbill - Chionis albus

Chionis blanc

Snowy Sheathbilladult, identification

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  • identification
  • adult
  • Picovaina de las Malvinas
  • pomba-antártica-branca
  • Weißgesicht-Scheidenschnabel
  • Chionis albus
  • Charadriiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Charadriiformes
Family : Chionidae
Species : Snowy Sheathbill

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures


all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : pava274945
Author :
Pbase
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2010 Jan
Country : Falkland Islands (fk)
Region : Tierra del Fuego
Place : Mount Philomel Mount Philomel
Lat. : 51° 46' 0'' South
Lng. : 60° 4' 47'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 7D
Exposure : 1/8000 s

aperture : 6.3

Focal length : 170 mm

Iso : 800

Flash : no