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Slender-billed Prion
Pachyptila belcheri(Mathews, 1912)
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Pachyptila
At a glance
The Slender-billed Prion is a medium-sized bird, about 26 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 26 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Slender-billed Prion look like?
The Slender-billed Prion is a medium-sized bird, about 26 cm long and weighing 118–180 g.
The slender-billed prion or thin-billed prion, is a species of petrel, a seabird in the family Procellariidae. It is found in the southern oceans.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Slender-billed Prion?
The Slender-billed Prion is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Slender-billed Prion eat?
The Slender-billed Prion feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
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