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Black-faced Sheathbill

Chionis minorHartlaub, 1841

Native
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Chionidae
Genus
Chionis
Commonness
Restricted
Best seen
Autumn

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The black-faced sheathbill, also called the lesser sheathbill or paddy bird, is one of only two species of sheathbills, aberrant shorebirds which are terrestrial (land) scavengers of subantarctic islands.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
Islands of subantarctic west and central South Indian Ocean

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

  1. Jan
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05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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