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Pachyptila turtur

Photo by joe cockram.
Photo taken: Wollongong, Australia.

[edit] Identification

Exact bill shape is important in identification of this species¹.

23 to 28 cm in length. 125 g in weight. 56 to 60 cm in wingspan.

[edit] Distribution

The Fairy prion is found throughout the oceans and coastal areas of the Southern hemisphere.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Open ocean and coastal areas. They prefer to breed on small islands.

[edit] Behaviour

Feeds from the surface of the sea.

Nest is placed in a burrow or preexisting hole.

[edit] References

1. Thread from the id forum with id hints for Fairy Prion
2. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
3. Wikipedia

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID