Antarctic prion
Pachyptila desolata (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
The Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 147 g to 160 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the Antarctic prion
- Weight
- 147 g – 160 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 63.5 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- marinesrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 44.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 5.5 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 0.871src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the Antarctic prion?
Where does the Antarctic prion live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The Antarctic prion is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the Antarctic prion?
The Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata) also known as the dove prion, or totorore in Māori, is the largest of the prions, a genus of small petrels of the Southern Ocean.
From the Wikipedia article “Antarctic prion” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antarctic_prion&oldid=1356823583), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the Antarctic prion endangered?
The Antarctic prion is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the Antarctic prion classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderProcellariiformes
- familyProcellariidae
- genusPachyptila
- SpeciesPachyptila desolata (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms Heteroprion desolatus alter, Pachyptila banksi, Pachyptila desolata alter, Pachyptila desolata banksi, Pachyptila desolata desolata, Pachyptila vittata desolata, Procellaria desolata, Pseudoprion desolatus
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- Dove prionEnglish
- Dove prionEnglish
- Antarktiese WalvisvoëlAfrikaans
- بريون القطب الجنوبيArabic
- petrell prió antàrticCatalan
- buřňák holubíCzech
- prion yr AntarctigWelsh
- Antarktisk HvalfuglDanish
- TaubensturmvogelGerman
- antarkta petreletoEsperanto
- Prión antárticoSpanish
- Petrel-paloma antárticoSpanish
- Prión Pico AnchoSpanish
- Prión pico grandeSpanish
- kaelus-vaalalindEstonian
- kyyhkyprioniFinnish
- Prion de la DésolationFrench
- antarktički zovojCroatian
- antarktiszi cethojszaHungarian
- Petrel antartikaIndonesian
- Prione antarticoItalian
- ナンキョククジラドリJapanese
- antarktinis prionasLithuanian
- BakompamoMalagasy
- TotororeMāori
- Antarctische PrionDutch
- antarktishvalfuglNorwegian
- petrelek antarktycznyPolish
- faigão-rolaPortuguese
- faigão-antárcticoPortuguese
- Антарктический прионRussian
- Антарктическая китовая птичкаRussian
- hladinár holubíSlovak
- Antarktički prionSerbian
- antarktisvalfågelSwedish
- Antarktik PriyonuTurkish
- пріон антарктичнийUkrainian
- 鴿鋸鸌Chinese
- 鸽锯鹱Chinese
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Relatives of the Antarctic prion
Other species in the same genus Pachyptila.
Broad-billed prion
Pachyptila vittata
Slender-billed prion
Pachyptila belcheri
Fairy prion
Pachyptila turtur
Fulmar prion
Pachyptila crassirostris
Salvin's prion
Pachyptila salvini
MacGillivray's prion
Pachyptila macgillivrayi
CompareAntarctic prion vs Broad-billed prionAntarctic prion vs Slender-billed prionAntarctic prion vs Fairy prionAntarctic prion vs Fulmar prion
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the Antarctic prion?
An adult Antarctic prion weighs 147 g – 160 g and has a wingspan of 63.5 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the Antarctic prion live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the Antarctic prion for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the Antarctic prion endangered?
The Antarctic prion is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the Antarctic prion?
The Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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