the snowy sheathbill is one of two species of sheathbill, and the only land bird native to antarctica. they are omnivorous scavengers that also engage in kleptoparasitism (stealing food from other birds). they have a varied and sometimes questionable diet, consuming everything from krill to tapeworms and waste. these birds are solid white, with a bare pink face. they are easily distinguished from the only other sheathbill, the black-faced sheathbill, which has a distinctive black bill.
