Charadriiformes

Sheathbills (Chionidae)

HBW 3, p. 546 Learn more about the Handbook of the Birds of the World - Volume 3 on the Lynx Edicions website.

• Chunky, pigeon-like shorebirds with stout legs and distinctive bill sheaths.
• Antarctic Peninsula and subantarctic islands of Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
• Terrestrial and intertidal.
• 1 genus, 2 species, 5 taxa.
• No species threatened; none extinct since 1600.