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There are two sheathbill species alive today: the snowy sheathbill and the and the black-faced sheathbill (although the snowy sheathbill is also known as the pink-faced sheathbill). Learn more sheathbill facts on this Animal Fact Files episode!

Scientific Name: Chionis albus and Chionis minor
Range: Antarctica and surrounding islands (sometimes continents during winter)
Habitat: rocky shores with penguin and/or seal colonies
Size: about the size of a chicken
Diet: algae scraped from rocks, invertebrates such as insect larvae and limpets, carrion, stolen krill from penguins, etc.
Threats: skuas, entanglement in fishing gear
Lifespan: 5+ years

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Sheathbill SPECIES 0:00
Sheathbill APPEARANCE 0:38
Sheathbill DIET 1:25
Sheathbill LIFE CYCLE 2:22
Sheathbill RANGE and THREATS 3:11
Sheathbill BEHAVIOR 4:01
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https://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org...
http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/...
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https://www.britannica.com/animal/she...
https://nhpbs.org/wild/chionidae.asp
http://www.aburger.ca/sheathbills

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