Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Fulmar Prion

Pachyptila crassirostris

The Fulmar Prion (Pachyptila crassirostris) is a 138 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

138 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in New Zealand, Heard I. and McDonald Is., Australia, Antarctica.

Where to see it: Spit Bay (Heard Island and McDonald Islands); Spit Bay Camp (Heard Island and McDonald Islands); Heard Island and areas at sea to McDonald Island (Heard Island and McDonald Islands); Wharf Point (Heard Island and McDonald Islands); At sea (High seas or unknown).

Photo: (c) Genevieve Early, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist