Fairy Prion

Pachyptila turtur

Least Concern

The Fairy Prion is a tubenose seabird of subantarctic and Antarctic islands and southern oceans. It ranges widely over the sea, using dynamic soaring or low gliding flight to find fish, squid, crustaceans, and carrion, and usually nests in burrows, crevices, or remote island colonies.

Family

Procellariidae

Group

Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels

Range

Fairy Prion Range — Resident or seasonal range in subantarctic and Antarctic islands and southern oceans

Population

≈ Unknown

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