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Salvin's prion

Pachyptila salvini (Mathews, 1912)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The salvin's prion (Pachyptila salvini) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 159 g to 196 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Salvin's prion (Pachyptila salvini)
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Quick facts about the salvin's prion

Weight
159 g – 196 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
57.5 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
56 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src 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
Not recorded

How big is the salvin's prion?

SALVIN'S PRION · WINGSPAN 58 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 58 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the salvin's prion is about 34% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the salvin's prion live?

Not recorded

What is the salvin's prion?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Salvin's prion (Pachyptila salvini), also known as the medium-billed prion, is a species of seabird in the petrel family Procellariidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Salvin's prion” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salvin%27s_prion&oldid=1354735304), 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 salvin's prion endangered?

The salvin's 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. What the categories mean.

How is the salvin's prion classified?

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

Synonyms Heteroprion desolatus crozeti, Pachyptila gouldi whittelli, Pachyptila salvini salvini, Pachyptila vittata salvini, Prion vittatus salvini

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • MarionwalvisvoëlAfrikaans
  • بريون سالفينArabic
  • petrell prió de SalvinCatalan
  • buřňák SalvinůvCzech
  • prion SalvinWelsh
  • Salvin´ HvalfuglDanish
  • Salvins HvalfuglDanish
  • ZwergentensturmvogelGerman
  • KleinerEntensturmvogelGerman
  • Salvin-EntensturmvogelGerman
  • Salvina prionoEsperanto
  • krozeta petreletoEsperanto
  • Prión de SalvinSpanish
  • Petrel-paloma de SalvinSpanish
  • crozet' vaalalindEstonian
  • پرکلفت نوکمتوسطPersian
  • sininokkaprioniFinnish
  • Prion de SalvinFrench
  • širokorepi zovojCroatian
  • Prione di SalvinItalian
  • チュウヒロハシクジラドリJapanese
  • Salvino prionasLithuanian
  • MpamosatranaMalagasy
  • salvin-prionDutch
  • Salvins PrionDutch
  • marionhvalfuglNorwegian
  • petrelek subantarktycznyPolish
  • faigão-de-salvinPortuguese
  • faigão-das-crozetPortuguese
  • ПрионRussian
  • Сальвинов прионRussian
  • Сальвинова китовая птичкаRussian
  • Прион (птица)Russian
  • hladinár popolavýSlovak
  • Salvinov prionSerbian
  • crozetvalfågelSwedish
  • salvinvalfågelSwedish
  • Salvin PriyonuTurkish
  • пріон малийUkrainian
  • 小锯鹱Chinese
  • 中嘴鋸鸌Chinese

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Relatives of the salvin's prion

Other species in the same genus Pachyptila.

LC, Least Concern
Fairy prion (Pachyptila turtur)

Fairy prion

Pachyptila turtur

Procellariidae

LC, Least Concern
Fulmar prion (Pachyptila crassirostris)

Fulmar prion

Pachyptila crassirostris

Procellariidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the salvin's prion?

An adult salvin's prion weighs 159 g – 196 g and has a wingspan of 57.5 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the salvin's prion endangered?

The salvin's 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 salvin's prion?

The salvin's prion (Pachyptila salvini) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{salvins_prion_2026,
  title = {Salvin's prion (Pachyptila salvini)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/salvins-prion},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}