Black-faced sheathbill
| Black-faced sheathbill | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
The black-faced sheathbill (Chionis minor), also called the lesser sheathbill or paddy bird, is one of only two species of sheathbills, aberrant shorebirds which are terrestrial (land) scavengers of subantarctic islands.