Sheathbills

Black-faced Sheathbill

Chionis minor

The Black-faced Sheathbill (Chionis minor) is a 494 g ocean-going bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family

Sheathbills

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

494 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

4

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