Chionoides

Chionoides Temporal range: Late Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Genus:	†Chionoides
Species:	†C. australiensis
Binomial name
†Chionoides australiensis De Pietri et al., 2016

Chionoides is an extinct monotypic genus of charadriiform bird that lived in Australia during the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch.^[1]

Etymology

The generic name Chionoides references the apparent similarity of the taxon to the genus Chionis. The specific epithet of the type species, Chionoides australiensis, references the continent of Australia.^[2]

References

1. "PBDB Taxon". Retrieved 17 January 2026.
2. De Pietri, Vanesa L.; Scofield, R. Paul; Hand, Suzanne J.; Tennyson, Alan J. D.; Worthy, Trevor Henry (25 July 2016). "Sheathbill-like birds (Charadriiformes: Chionoidea) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Australasia". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 46 (3–4): 181–199. doi:10.1080/03036758.2016.1194297. ISSN 0303-6758. Retrieved 17 January 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.