BirdUp · Species
Salvin's Prion
Pachyptila salvini(Mathews, 1912)
Native
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Pachyptila
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
Salvin's prion, also known as the medium-billed prion, is a species of seabird in the petrel family Procellariidae.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Prince Edward and Crozet is. (south-west Indian Ocean)
- Non-breeding range
- To south African and south Australasian waters
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
- Feb
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- May
- Jun
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- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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