Fairy Prion
Also known as Pachyptila turtur
species of bird
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fairy prion
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderProcellariiformes
- FamilyProcellariidae
Habitatmarine
Chile Central
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The fairy prion (Pachyptila turtur) is a small seabird with the standard prion plumage of blue-grey upperparts with a prominent dark "M" marking and white underneath. The sexes are alike. It is a small prion which frequents the low subantarctic and subtropic seas.
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Birds described in 1820Birds of islands of the Atlantic OceanBirds of New South WalesBirds of New ZealandBirds of TasmaniaBirds of the Campbell IslandsBirds of the Chatham IslandsBirds of the Falkland IslandsBirds of the Indian OceanBirds of Victoria (state)Fauna of the Crozet IslandsFauna of the Prince Edward Islands