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Sheathbill

Sheathbill meaning

Either of two species of scavenging birds in the genus Chionis which breed only on the Antarctic Peninsula and subantarctic islands.

Example sentences (3)

All recorded breeding species, other than the Heard Island sheathbill, are listed marine species under the Australian Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act (1999, four are listed as threatened species and five are listed migratory species.

Although not a true seabird, the Heard Island subspecies of the black-faced sheathbill also breeds on the island.

Both the shag and the sheathbill are endemic to Heard Island.