Black-faced Sheathbill / Chionis minor LC
- Synonyms Lesser Sheathbill, Black faced Sheathbill, Black-faced Sheath, Black-faced Sheatbill
Black-faced Sheathbillbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Black-faced Sheathbill
- Breeding region Indian ocean
- Breeding subregion islands of subantarctic w, c South Indian Ocean
Black-faced Sheathbill subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chionis minor crozettensis | Crozet Is. (sw South Indian Ocean) | - | No |
| Chionis minor marionensis | Prince Edward and Marion Is. (s of South Africa, sw South Indian Ocean) | - | No |
| Chionis minor minor | Kerguelen Is. (sc South Indian Ocean) | - | No |
| Chionis minor nasicornis | Heard and McDonald is. (sc South Indian Ocean) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kleinskedebek (-peddie) |
| Catalan | colom antàrtic becnegre |
| Chinese | 黑脸鞘嘴鸥 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黑臉鞘嘴鷗 |
| Croatian | crnokljuna uzdašica |
| Czech | Štítonos cernozobý, štítonos černozobý |
| Danish | Sortnæbbet Skedenæb |
| Dutch | Klein IJshoen |
| Esperanto | Malgranda ĥionido |
| Estonian | ida-tuppnokk |
| Finnish | mustatuppinokka |
| French | Petit Bec-en-fourreau, Petit Chionis |
| German | Kleiner Scheidenschnabel, Schwarzgesicht-Scheidenschnabel |
| Hungarian | kerguleni tokoscsőrű |
| Icelandic | Mjallslíðri |
| Italian | Chione faccianera, Chione minore |
| Japanese | カオグロサヤハシチドリ |
| Kazakh | кіші ақ татрең |
| Lithuanian | juodaveidis makščiasnapis |
| Norwegian | maskeslirenebb |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Maskeslirenebb |
| Polish | pochwodziób czarnodzioby |
| Portuguese | Pomba-antártica-de-cara-preta, bico-de-bainha-de-faces-pretas |
| Russian | Чернолицая белая ржанка |
| Serbian | Crnoliki kanijaš |
| Slovak | belák čiernozobý, belák ciernozobý |
| Spanish | Paloma Antártica de Cara Negra, Picovaina de las Kerguelen |
| Swedish | Mindre slidnäbb, svartnäbbad slidnäbb |
| Tatar | вак ак шөлди |
| Turkish | Kara Yüzlü Kıngaga |
| Ukrainian | сніжниця чорнодзьоба |




