Sheathbills
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Chionididae
The sheathbills are scavengers of the Antarctic regions. They have white plumage, and look plump and dove-like, but are believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns. There is 1 species which occurs in Chile.
- Snowy Sheathbill Chionis alba
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