Fairy Prion

The Fairy Prion is a member of the Pachyptila genus, and along with the Blue Petrel makes up the Prions. They in turn are members of the Procellariidae family, and the Procellariiformes order. The prions are small and typically eat just zooplankton;

The Fairy Prion is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Fairy Prion, Pachyptila turtur is a small seabird with standard Prion plumage, which is black upper parts and white underneath with an "M" wing marking. Contents - * 1 Taxonomy * 2 Etymology * 3 Description * 4 Behavior * 4.1 Feeding * 4. More

Fairy Prion flying; Duifprion vliegend Date: Sunday, September 30 2007 Filename: AGAMI Fairy Prion North of South Georgia south Atlantic Ocean March 2006 Marc Guyt MGU_3590. More

Fairy prion chick born on Mana Is, to parents likely attracted by the speaker shown. Photo: Helen Gummer Actually this project isn’t really about fairy prions- it’s to help with ecosystem restoration on a small island that has recently been made pest-free. Wakatere-papanui Island is one of the Rangitoto Group in the Outer Pelorus/Cook Strait area. Rats were removed from all three Rangitoto Islands in 1998. More

Aspects of the topic fairy prion are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * characteristics (in prion (bird)) The smallest of the four species is the fairy prion (P. turtur), about 20 cm (8 inches) long; the largest is the broad-billed prion (P. forsteri) at about 27 cm. Most of the prions breed in burrows on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands. More

Fairy Prion, Prion colombe Fairy Prion, Prion colombe = New Search Fairy Prion, Prion colombe Fairy Prion, Prion colombe Image Number: 104-033 Dimensions: Media Used: Graphite Pencil Formats Available: Title: Fairy Prion, Prion colombe Customization: Available Image Description: This bird was drawn from a taxidermic mount from the Royal More

Widespread and common throughout its large range, the Fairy Prion is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This Procellariiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. - ABOUT ME More

The largest breeding colony of fairy prions is on Stephens Island in Cook Strait where tuatara account for the loss of up to 25 per cent of the eggs. Breeding begins in September, and they incubate their egg for about 55 days. After the chick hatches, they feed it for 43 to 56 days, and then all the birds fly to subtropical waters off the coasts of Australia and South Africa. Skuas are their main predators. More

widths for the Fairy Prion; for example, of 69 males measured, bill width 11.5 More

Fairy prions and red-billed gulls (1st of 2) Fairy prions and red-billed gulls (1st of 2) Broad-billed prion Broad-billed prion Gadfly petrel Gadfly petrel New Zealand storm petrel? New Zealand storm petrel? Diving petrels and white-faced storm petrel Diving petrels and white-faced storm petrel John Warham, seabird biologist John Warham, seabird biologist Prions Appearance More

The Fairy Prion, Pachyptila turtur is a small, up to 28cm long, seabird with grey upperparts plumage, black-tipped tail, black "M" wing markings and white below. The Fairy Prion is found throughout oceans and coastal areas in the Southern Hemisphere. Their colonies can be found on Chatham, Snares and Antipodes Islands of New Zealand, Bass Strait Islands of Australia, Falkland Islands, Marion Island, the Crozet Islands and Macquarie Island. More

The Fairy Prion is found throughout oceans and coastal areas in the Southern Hemisphere. Their colonies can be found on Chatham, Snares and Antipodes Islands of New Zealand, Bass Strait Islands of Australia, Falkland Islands, Marion Island, the Crozet Islands and Macquarie Island. The Fairy Prion, Pachyptila turtur is a small, up to 28cm long, seabird with grey upperparts plumage, black-tipped tail, black "M" wing markings and white below. More