Greater Sheathbill Chionis albus (912)
IUCN Red list status: Least Concern
(Grootskedebek)
Experiences with species

This bird had last been seen in the Cape in 2005. I thought my chances of ever seeing it had disappeared. When it pitched up at Mazeppa Bay, there was a side of me that didn't feel right in ticking off a bird that must have hitched a ride on a ship. Nonetheless, here is the Sheatbill...

Other names: Snowy Sheathbill, Paddy



SPECIES RANGE MAP
Ranges: Resident Breeding Non-breeding Migratory Uncertain



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