Black-faced Sheathbill
Chionis minorHartlaub, KJG, 1841
English (US) Black-faced Sheathbill
The Black-faced Sheathbill (Chionis minor) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Chionidae (Sheathbills) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Chionis minor
- Family
- Chionidae (Sheathbills)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-faced Sheathbill
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG, 1841
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Chionis minor marionensis
- Chionis minor crozettensis
- Chionis minor minor
- Chionis minor nasicornis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG, 1841
- Type locality
- No locality = Kerguelen Island.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 4 p.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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