Fairy Prion
Pachyptila turtur
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Pachyptila
- eBird Code
- faipri1
Subspecies (2)
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Pachyptila turtur subantarctica
breeds Macquarie (southeast of Australia) and Snares and Antipodes islands (New Zealand); disperses southern oceans
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Pachyptila turtur turtur
breeds Falkland Islands, South Georgia, southern Indian Ocean islands, Tasmania and Bass Strait islands, satellite islands off North, South and Stewart islands, and Chatham Islands (New Zealand); ranges near colonies and to eastern Australian waters
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.