Antarctic Prion
Pachyptila desolata(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Antarctic Prion
The Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata) 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.
Range: breeds islets of subantarctic to Antarctic oceans (mainly south of Antarctic Convergence), from Antarctic Peninsula to north of Ross Sea, Macquarie (Australia), and Auckland Islands; ranges from pack-ice to waters off southern South America, Africa, and AustralasiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pachyptila desolata
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Antarctic Prion
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria desolata
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Desolation Island = Kerguelen Island.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.562
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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