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Slender-billed Prion

Pachyptila belcheri

Classification

Class
Aves

The slender-billed prion (Pachyptila belcheri) or thin-billed prion, is a species of petrel, a seabird in the family Procellariidae. It is found in the southern oceans. Taxonomy The slender-billed prion was formally described in 1912 by the Australian born ornithologist Gregory Mathews under the binomial name Heteroprion belcheri.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 11Brazil · 2