Snowy Sheathbill

Snowy Sheathbill

Chionis albus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Table Mountain National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Table Mountain National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Snowy Sheathbill sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Snowy Sheathbill in Table Mountain National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Snowy Sheathbill in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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