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Salvin's Prion

Pachyptila salvini(Mathews, 1912)

Native
Order
PROCELLARIIFORMES
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.

  1. Jan
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05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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