Fulmar Prion
Pachyptila crassirostris(Mathews, GM, 1912)
English (US) Fulmar Prion
The Fulmar Prion (Pachyptila crassirostris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels) in the order Procellariiformes.
- Scientific name
- Pachyptila crassirostris
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fulmar Prion
- Described by
- (Mathews, GM, 1912)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pachyptila crassirostris crassirostris
- Pachyptila crassirostris pyramidalis
- Pachyptila crassirostris flemingi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pseudoprion turtur crassirostris
- Described by
- (Mathews, GM, 1912)
- Type locality
- Bounty Island.
- Original description
- The birds of Australia 2 p.221
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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