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Black-faced Sheathbill

Chionis minor Hartlaub, KJG 1841

The black-faced sheathbill, also known as the lesser sheathbill or paddy bird, is one of only two species of sheathbills, aberrant shorebirds which are terrestrial scavengers of subantarctic islands. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Chionidae
Genus:
   Chionis
Scientific:
  Chionis minor

Original description

Citation:
  Hartlaub, KJG 1841

Reference:
   Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne 4 p.5

Protonym:
  Chionis minor

Type locality:
  No locality = Kerguelen Island.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19646#page/13/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7C15B681DD3E8B4C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7C15B681

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7C15B681

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176788

Geographic range:

  • Chionis minor: islands of subantarctic western and central South Indian Ocean
  • Chionis minor minor: Kerguelen Islands
  • Chionis minor marionensis: Marion and Prince Edward islands
  • Chionis minor crozettensis: Crozet Islands
  • Chionis minor nasicornis: Heard and McDonald islands
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black-faced Sheathbill
Catalan:
Colom antàrtic becnegre
Czech:
štítonos černozobý
Danish:
Sortnæbbet Skedenæb
German:
Schwarzgesicht-Scheidenschnabel
Spanish:
Picovaina de las Kerguelen
Spanish (Spain):
Picovaina de Las Kerguelen
Finnish:
mustatuppinokka
French:
Petit Chionis
Croatian:
crnokljuna uzdašica
Hungarian:
kerguleni tokoscsőrű
Icelandic:
Mjallslíðri
Italian:
Chione faccianera
Japanese (romaji):
kaogurosayahashichidori
Japanese:
カオグロサヤハシチドリ
Lithuanian:
Juodaveidis makščiasnapis
Dutch:
Klein IJshoen
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Maskeslirenebb
Norwegian:
Maskeslirenebb
Polish:
pochwodziób czarnodzioby
Portuguese:
Pomba-antártica-de-cara-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
bico-de-bainha-de-faces-pretas
Russian:
Чернолицая белая ржанка
Slovak:
belák čiernozobý
Serbian:
Crnoliki kanijaš
Swedish:
svartnäbbad slidnäbb
Ukrainian:
Сніжниця чорнодзьоба
Chinese:
黑脸鞘嘴鸥
Chinese (Traditional):
黑臉鞘嘴鷗

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Lesser Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Lesser Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Lesser Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Petit Chionis ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Petit Chionis ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Lesser Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Chionis minor [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Chionis minor [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Chionis minor [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Black-faced Sheathbill ( Chionis minor) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chionis minor [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chionis minor [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Kleinskedebek (-peddie)
Catalan: Colom antàrtic becnegre
Czech: Štítonos cernozobý, štítonos černozobý
Danish: Sortnæbbet Skedenæb
German: Kleiner Scheidenschnabel, Schwarzgesicht-Scheidenschnabel
English: Black faced Sheathbill, Black-faced Sheatbill, Black-faced Sheath, Black-faced Sheathbill, Lesser Sheathbill
English, HBW: Black-faced Sheathbill
English (IOC): Black-faced Sheathbill
English (United States): Black-faced Sheathbill
Esperanto: Malgranda ĥionido
Spanish: Paloma Antártica de Cara Negra, Picovaina de las Kerguelen
Spanish (Spain): Picovaina de Las Kerguelen
Spanish (HBW): Black-faced Sheathbill
Estonian: ida-tuppnokk
Finnish: Mustatuppinokka
French: Petit Bec-en-fourreau, Petit Chionis
Croatian: crnokljuna uzdašica
Hungarian: kerguleni tokoscsőrű
Icelandic: Mjallslíðri
Italian: Chione faccianera, Chione minore
Japanese (romaji): kaogurosayahashichidori
Japanese: カオグロサヤハシチドリ
Kazakh: кіші ақ татрең
Kirghiz: кидик ак маарак
Scientific: Chionis minor, Chionis minor minor
Lithuanian: Juodaveidis makščiasnapis
Dutch: Klein IJshoen
Norwegian Nynorsk: Maskeslirenebb
Norwegian: Maskeslirenebb
Polish: pochwodziób czarnodzioby
Portuguese: Pomba-antártica-de-cara-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): bico-de-bainha-de-faces-pretas
Russian: Чернолицая белая ржанка
Slovak: belák ciernozobý, belák čiernozobý
Serbian: Crnoliki kanijaš
Swedish: Mindre slidnäbb, svartnäbbad slidnäbb
Turkish: Kara yüzlü kıngaga
Tatar: вак ак шөлди
Ukrainian: Сніжниця чорнодзьоба
Chinese: 黑脸鞘嘴鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 黑臉鞘嘴鷗

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