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WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Black-faced Sheathbill

Chionis minor

Black-faced Sheathbill belongs to Chionidae, within the order Charadriiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Black-faced Sheathbill · Chionis minor
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Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name
Chionis minor
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Chionidae
Conservation record
LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source
Marine
Reported mass
494 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.

Distribution record

印度洋:南印度洋西部、中部的亚南极岛屿

Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.

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Illustration source:huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Rémi Bigonneau · Reference record ↗

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