Antarctic Prion

Pachyptila desolata

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Procellariiformes
Family
Procellariidae
Genus
Pachyptila
eBird Code
dovpri1

Distribution

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

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.