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Chionis
Taxonomy
Chionis was named by Forster (1788). It is extant. It is the type genus of Chionidae.
It was assigned to Chionidae by del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Chionidae by del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1788 | Chionis Forster |
| 1789 | Vaginalis Gmelin |
| 2014 | Chionis del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Chionis Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Chionis Forster 1788
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Chionis albus Gmelin 1789 [snowy sheathbill]
Chionis minor Hartlaub 1841 [Black-faced sheathbill]
Invalid names: Vaginalis Gmelin 1789 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available