Fairy Prion bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsFairy Blue Petrel, Fairy Blue Whale-bird, Fairy Petrel, Gould Prion, Titi Wainui, Kerguelen Fairy Prion, Kerguelen Fairy Petrel, Whalebird, Short-billed Prion, Fairy Blue Whalebird, Blue Prion, Short-tailed Petrel, Dove Whale-bird, Fairy Dove, Gould Petrel, Kerguelen Fairy Whale-bird, Narrow-tailed Petrel, Dove Prion, Gould Whale-bird, Short-tailed Whale-bird, Dove Petrel, Fairy Blue Prion, Prion, Narrow-billed Prion, Narrow-tailed Whale-bird, Blue Whale-bird, Blue Petrel
Old latin name for birdPrion ariel, Procellaria turtur, Pachyptila ariel, Prion brevirostris
OrderAlbatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes
FamilyPetrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae
GenusPachyptila
Breeding regionSouthern ocean
Breeding subregionislets of s subtropical to subantarctic oceans from Falkland Is. to outlying New Zealand is.

Fairy Prion bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Todd Mark
    New Zealand
  • 2.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    New Zealand
  • 3.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    New Zealand
  • 4.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    New Zealand
  • 5.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    New Zealand
  • 6.
    Call, © Archie Brennan
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Fairy Prion

Fairy Prion subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Pachyptila turtur subantarcticaMacquarie (far se of Australia), Antipodes (se of Stewart I.) and Snares is. (s of South I.; New Zealand)-No
Pachyptila turtur turturFalkland Is., South Georgia, Prince Edward, St. Paul, Crozet and Kerguelen (s Indian Ocean), islands in Bass Strait and off Tasmania, satellites off North, South and Stewart is., Chatham (e of South I.)near colonies and to e Australian watersNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwartstertwalvisvoel, Swartstertwalvisvoël
Azerbaijaniqar balinaquşu
Catalanpetrell prió bec-curt
Chinese仙锯鹱
Chinese (Traditional)仙鋸鸌
Croatiansinji zovoj
Czechbuřňák hrdliččí, Burnák svetlý
DanishAlfehvalfugl
DutchDuifprion
EsperantoFeturta priono, fe-turta priono
Estonianhaldjas-vaalalind
Finnishpikkuprioni
FrenchPrion cendré, Prion colombe, Petit Prion
GermanFeen-Sturmvogel, Feensturmvogel
Hungariangerlecsőrű cethojsza
IcelandicLofnarsvali
Italianterre lontane, Prione fatato, Prione tortora
Japaneseヒメクジラドリ
Lithuaniansnieginis prionas
MaoriTītī wainui, Titi Wainui, tītī-wainui
NorwegianAlvehvalfugl, alvehvalfugl
Norwegian NynorskAlvekvalfugl
Polishpetrelek krótkodzioby
Portuguesefaigão-de-bico-curto, Prion-bico-corto, Painho-filtrador-de-cauda-preta
RussianГолубиный прион, Снеговая китовая птичка
SerbianVilinski prion
Slovakhladinár carovný, hladinár čarovný, Fulmarčík čarovný
SpanishPetrel-paloma chico, Pato-petrel Piquicorto, Prión pico corto, Prión piquicorto, Prion pico corto, Petrel Paloma Chico
Swedishljushuvad valfågel, Ljushövdad valfågel
TurkishGüvercin Priyonu
Ukrainianпріон сніжний