Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Broad-billed Prion
Pachyptila vittata
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels (Procellariidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
The broad-billed prion (Pachyptila vittata) is a small pelagic seabird in the shearwater and petrel family, Procellariidae. It is the largest prion, with grey upperparts plumage, and white underparts. The sexes are alike. It ranges from the southeast Atlantic to New Zealand mainly near the Antarctic Convergence.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds islands off New Zealand and Tristan da Cunha group; disperses southern oceans.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Broad-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.
