Black-faced sheathbill
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The black-faced sheathbill (Chionis minor), 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.
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Black-faced sheathbill | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Chionidae |
Genus: | Chionis |
Species: | C. minor |
Binomial name | |
Chionis minor Hartlaub, 1841 | |
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