Fairy Prion

Pachyptila turtur - Prion colombe

Systematics

Order
:
Procellariiformes
Family
:
Procellariidés
Genus
:
Pachyptila
Species
:
turtur

Descriptor

Kuhl, 1820

Biometrics

Size
: 28 cm
Wingspan
: 56 à 60 cm.
Weight
: 88 à 175 g

Longevity

22 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur) is a species of bird in the Procellariidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Pachyptila turtur turtur (Falkland Is, South Georgia, s Indian Ocean, Tasmania, New Zealand offshore islands, Chatham Is.)
Pachyptila turtur subantarctica (Antipodes, Snares, Macquarie Is.)

Foreign names

Prion colombe,
Prión piquicorto,
faigão-de-bico-curto,
Feensturmvogel,
gerlecsőrű cethojsza,
Duifprion,
Prione fatato,
ljushuvad valfågel,
Alvehvalfugl,
hladinár čarovný,
buřňák hrdliččí,
Alfehvalfugl,
pikkuprioni,
Swartstertwalvisvoël,
petrell prió bec-curt,
petrelek krótkodzioby,
Снеговая китовая птичка,
ヒメクジラドリ,
仙锯鹱,
ljushuvad valfågel,
仙鋸鸌,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Grassland : Subantarctic ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands