Prions
Pachyptila
Pachyptila is a genus of seabirds in the family Procellariidae and the order Procellariiformes. The members of this genus and the blue petrel form a sub-group called prions. They range throughout the southern hemisphere, often in the much cooler higher latitudes. Three species, the Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata), the Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata) and the Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur), range into the subtropics.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species
Fairy Prion
speciesPachyptila turtur
Antarctic Prion
speciesPachyptila desolata
Slender-billed Prion
speciesPachyptila belcheri
Salvin's Prion
speciesPachyptila salvini
Broad-billed Prion
speciesPachyptila vittata
Fulmar Prion
speciesPachyptila crassirostris
MacGillivray's Prion
speciesPachyptila macgillivrayi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4156.