Antarctic Prion
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| Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin, 1789 |
The Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata) is the largest of the prions, a genus of small petrels of the Southern Ocean. The wingspan is 17–20 cm.
It breeds in colonies on Auckland Island, Heard Island, Macquarie Island, Scott Island, the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the South Orkney Islands, the South Shetland Islands, the Crozet Islands, and the Kerguelen Islands.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Pachyptila desolata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on February 3, 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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