Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Antarctic Prion
Pachyptila desolata
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels (Procellariidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
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.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds islets of subantarctic to Antarctic oceans (mainly south of Antarctic Convergence), from Antarctic Peninsula to north of Ross Sea, Macquarie (Australia), and Auckland Islands; ranges from pack-ice to waters off southern South America, Africa, and Australasia.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Antarctic 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.
