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Fulmar prion

Pachyptila crassirostris (Mathews, 1912)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The fulmar prion (Pachyptila crassirostris) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 137.2 g to 151 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Fulmar prion (Pachyptila crassirostris)
Photo: laikolosse · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the fulmar prion

Weight
137.2 g – 151 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
60 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
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 fulmar prion?

FULMAR PRION · WINGSPAN 60 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 60 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the fulmar prion is about 35% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the fulmar 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 fulmar prion is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the fulmar prion?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The fulmar prion (Pachyptila crassirostris) is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae, found in the southern oceans.

From the Wikipedia article “Fulmar prion” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fulmar_prion&oldid=1380009282), 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 fulmar prion endangered?

The fulmar prion is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the fulmar prion classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyProcellariidae
  6. genusPachyptila
  7. SpeciesPachyptila crassirostris (Mathews, 1912)

Synonyms Pseudoprion turtur crassirostris

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • بريون كاسر العظامArabic
  • petrell prió becgròsCatalan
  • buřňák tlustozobýCzech
  • buřňák hrubozobýCzech
  • prion gylfinbraffWelsh
  • Tyknæbbet HvalfuglDanish
  • DickschnabelsturmvogelGerman
  • Dickschnabel-SturmvogelGerman
  • dikbeka petreletoEsperanto
  • Prión picogruesoSpanish
  • jämenokk-vaalalindEstonian
  • paksunokkaprioniFinnish
  • Prion à bec épaisFrench
  • debelokljuni zovojCroatian
  • vastagcsőrű cethojszaHungarian
  • Prione fulmaroItalian
  • ハシブトクジラドリJapanese
  • storasnapis prionasLithuanian
  • DikbekprionDutch
  • tykknebbhvalfuglNorwegian
  • petrelek grubodziobyPolish
  • faigão-de-bico-grossoPortuguese
  • Толстоклювый прионRussian
  • hladinár oblozobýSlovak
  • Burnjački prionSerbian
  • tjocknäbbad valfågelSwedish
  • Kalın Gagalı PriyonTurkish
  • пріон товстодзьобийUkrainian
  • 燕鋸鸌Chinese
  • 厚嘴锯鹱Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the fulmar prion

Other species in the same genus Pachyptila.

LC, Least Concern
Fairy prion (Pachyptila turtur)

Fairy prion

Pachyptila turtur

Procellariidae

CR, Critically Endangered

MacGillivray's prion

Pachyptila macgillivrayi

ProcellariidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the fulmar prion?

An adult fulmar prion weighs 137.2 g – 151 g and has a wingspan of 60 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the fulmar prion live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the fulmar prion for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the fulmar prion endangered?

The fulmar 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 fulmar prion?

The fulmar prion (Pachyptila crassirostris) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Fulmar prion (Pachyptila crassirostris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fulmar-prion

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BibTeX
@misc{fulmar_prion_2026,
  title = {Fulmar prion (Pachyptila crassirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fulmar-prion},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}