Snowy Sheathbill

Snowy Sheathbill

Chionis albus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Península Valdés

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
3 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Snowy Sheathbill in Península Valdés?

About 56% of visitor-days record a Snowy Sheathbill sighting in Península Valdés, based on 195 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Snowy Sheathbill in Península Valdés?

September has the highest sighting rate for Snowy Sheathbill in Península Valdés in our monthly data.

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