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A snowy sheathbill is about 380–410 mm (15–16 in) long, with a wingspan of 760–800 mm (30–31 in). It is pure white except for its pink, warty face; its Latin name translates to "snow white".
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341:meaning snow. The specific epithet
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2325:Coliiformes
2195:Gaviiformes
2187:Aequornithes
2095:Apodiformes
2056:Otidiformes
2032:Otidimorphae
1979:(sandgrouse)
1901:Phasianinae
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1506:Anseriformes
1256:Cockfighting
1241:Conservation
1236:Bird feeding
1224:Birdwatching
1214:Ornithomancy
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2774:SeaLifeBase
2709:Neotropical
2631:iNaturalist
2505:Wikispecies
2455:WikiProject
2365:Piciformes
2248:Australaves
2227:Suliformes
2145:Gruiformes
2000:(flamingos)
1909:Tetraoninae
1880:Phasianidae
1869:Rhynchortyx
1834:Dactylortyx
1701:Megapodidae
1691:Penelopinae
1649:Galliformes
1391:Rheiformes
1385:(ostriches)
1335:individuals
1209:Ornithology
1196:interaction
951:Preen gland
719:Gill, Frank
545:12 November
361:Description
302:John Latham
2882:Categories
2800:Xeno-canto
2205:(penguins)
2058:(bustards)
1896:Perdicinae
1841:Dendrortyx
1813:Callipepla
1745:Megapodius
1710:Aepypodius
1588:Tadorninae
1570:true geese
1401:(tinamous)
1360:Neornithes
1271:Pheasantry
1246:Aviculture
1014:Incubation
1004:Lek mating
737:17 October
501:References
383:Scotia Arc
379:Antarctica
355:subspecies
258:sheathbill
187:Gmelin, JF
2274:(parrots)
2118:(hoatzin)
2069:Strisores
2050:(turacos)
2042:(cuckoos)
1971:(mesites)
1890:(turkeys)
1862:Philortyx
1779:Agelastes
1772:Acryllium
1763:Numididae
1752:Talegalla
1662:gamebirds
1655:landfowls
1634:Anseranas
1598:Anhimidae
1557:Anserinae
1340:fictional
1062:dinosaurs
1057:Theropoda
1044:Evolution
989:Migration
971:Behaviour
676:Chubb, C.
416:tapeworms
407:scavenger
351:monotypic
291:Vaginalis
155:Species:
137:Chionidae
93:Kingdom:
87:Eukaryota
2675:22693556
2649:11677023
2574:22693556
2569:BirdLife
2558:BioLib:
2490:Wikidata
2419:Category
2293:Afroaves
2221:(storks)
2023:Passerea
2008:(grebes)
1944:Columbea
1855:Oreortyx
1827:Cyrtonyx
1717:Alectura
1681:Cracinae
1673:Cracidae
1550:Oxyurini
1540:Aythyini
1535:Anatinae
1519:Anatidae
1266:Falconry
1229:big year
1084:Seabirds
994:Foraging
941:Feathers
698:(1788).
678:(1912).
634:(1785).
614:(1789).
588:Parragon
409:, and a
403:omnivore
264:Taxonomy
205:Synonyms
133:Family:
107:Chordata
103:Phylum:
97:Animalia
83:Domain:
60:IUCN 3.1
2898:Chionis
2714:snoshe2
2623:5789302
2610:snoshe2
2597:snoshe2
2546:Avibase
2496:Q844766
2431:Commons
1935:Neoaves
1820:Colinus
1786:Guttera
1724:Eulipoa
1545:Mergini
1409:(kiwis)
1393:(rheas)
1204:Ringing
1029:Hybrids
1024:Nesting
979:Singing
956:Plumage
931:Dactyly
901:Anatomy
891:Outline
881:: Aves)
834:4514110
430:Gallery
397:Feeding
327:Chionis
304:in his
189:, 1789)
148:Chionis
143:Genus:
123:Order:
113:Class:
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2662:824031
2587:100128
2533:ARKive
2443:Portal
2319:(owls)
1793:Numida
1731:Leipoa
1614:Chauna
1607:Anhima
1302:Genera
1276:Imping
1194:Human
1034:Colony
961:Vision
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2636:72660
2605:eBird
2594:BOW:
2561:21752
1563:swans
1525:ducks
1495:fowls
1290:Lists
914:Brain
879:class
875:Birds
830:JSTOR
353:: no
347:Latin
343:albus
339:khiĹŤn
288:genus
254:paddy
2839:stub
2735:OBIS
2696:NCBI
2670:IUCN
2657:ITIS
2618:GBIF
2582:BOLD
936:Eggs
924:milk
919:Crop
909:Beak
794:ISBN
766:ISBN
739:2022
592:ISBN
547:2021
530:2017
405:, a
320:and
234:The
117:Aves
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