Sheathbill — Sheathbills A Snowy Sheathbill (C. albus) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
charadriiform — ▪ bird order Introduction any member of the large group of birds (bird) that includes the sandpipers (sandpiper), plovers (plover), gulls (gull), auks (auk), and their relatives. These birds form an important and familiar segment of the… … Universalium
Snowy Sheathbill — A Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis alba) Conservation status … Wikipedia
List of birds of Chile — The Andean Condor is the national bird of Chile. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Chile. The avifauna of Chile includes a total of 479 species (324 non passerines and 155 passerines), of which 12 are endemic (with 8 species… … Wikipedia
sheathbill — /sheeth bil /, n. either of two white sea birds, Chionis alba or C. minor, of the colder parts of the Southern Hemisphere: so called from the horny sheath covering the base of the upper bill. [1775 85; SHEATH + BILL2] * * * ▪ bird Sy Montgomery… … Universalium
Black-faced Sheathbill — Black faced Sheathbill, Chionis minor Conservation status … Wikipedia
Aves de Brasil — Anexo:Aves de Brasil Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Brasil tiene una de las diversidades de pájaros más ricas en el mundo, con más 1700 especies, aproximadamente 57% de las especies de toda América del Sur. Estos números todavía están aumentando,… … Wikipedia Español
Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… … Universalium
Vaginati — Vag i*na ti, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[ o]l.) A tribe of birds comprising the sheathbills. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Charadriiformes — Temporal range: Late Cretaceous Recent, 75–0 Ma … Wikipedia