Species under Pachyptila
n= 7
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Pachyptila belcheri
(Mathews, 1912)
Thin-billed prion Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic 26
Pachyptila crassirostris
(Mathews, 1912)
Fulmar prion Southwest Pacific 28
Pachyptila desolata
(Gmelin, 1789)
Antarctic prion Indo-Pacific, Southern Atlantic and Antarctic 27
Pachyptila macgillivrayi
(Mathews, 1912)
MacGillivray's prion Indian Ocean and the Antarctic
Pachyptila salvini
(Mathews, 1912)
Salvin's prion Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic 28
Pachyptila turtur
(Kuhl, 1820)
Fairy prion Indo- Pacific, Southern Atlantic and the Antarctic 28
Pachyptila vittata
(Forster, 1777)
Broad-billed prion Indo-Pacific, Southern Atlantic and the Antarctic 30
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