Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Slender-billed Prion
Pachyptila belcheri
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels (Procellariidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
The slender-billed prion (Pachyptila belcheri) or thin-billed prion, is a species of petrel, a seabird in the family Procellariidae. It is found in the southern oceans.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds Crozet, Kerguelen, Noir (off southern Chile), and Falkland islands; ranges southern oceans to Humboldt Current of western South America, off coast to southern Brazil, and southern Australasia.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Slender-billed prion
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
