Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin, 1789)
Antarctic prion
Pachyptila desolata
photo by Auscape International

Family:  Procellariidae ()
Max. size:  27 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 156.4 g
Environment:  others; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific, Southern Atlantic and Antarctic. Subtropical to polar.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 2.69 cm; tarsus: 3.41 cm; wing: 18.65 cm.
Biology:  Known threats are krill harvesting, introduced mammalian predators and plastic ingestion (Ref. 84934). Surface seizing and plunging; dipping; open-water (Ref. 356).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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