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Fulmar Prion

Pachyptila crassirostris

Classification

Class
Aves

The fulmar prion (Pachyptila crassirostris) is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae, found in the southern oceans. Etymology 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").

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 1