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Fulmar Prion
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Fulmar Prion
Pachyptila crassirostris
The fulmar prion (Pachyptila crassirostris) is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family, found in the southern oceans.
From the article Fulmar prion on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The fulmar prion is pelagic and stays over the southern oceans. When breeding, they will come ashore and nest on Heard Island, Auckland Islands, Chatham Islands, Bounty Islands, and Snares Island.
Wikipedia: “Range and habitat”
What it does
Like all prions, fulmar prions eat predominantly zooplankton, which they strain through their upper bill.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
In human culture
Its common name "prion" (not to be confused with the misfolded proteins of the same name) means "saw", referring to the bill; "fulmar" means "foul-gull". The species was once assigned under the now-obsolete genus Fulmariprion (from "fulmar" and "prion"). The genus Pachyptila means "thick feathers". Its specific name crassirostris means "thick-beaked".
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4162.