Fairy Prion
Pachyptila turtur(Kuhl, H, 1820)
English (US) Fairy Prion
The Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur) 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 turtur
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fairy Prion
- Described by
- (Kuhl, H, 1820)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pachyptila turtur turtur
- Pachyptila turtur subantarctica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria turtur
- Described by
- (Kuhl, H, 1820)
- Type locality
- no locality.
- Original description
- Beiträge zur Zoologie und vergleichenden Anatomie 1 p.143
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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