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 EN    MacGillivray's Prion* Id (Atlas):
    Pachyptila macgillivrayi

Description (6)
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Family
Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Size
25 - 28 cm
Wingspan: 57 - 58 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Mathews, 1912)

Habitat
Marine, pelagic, in sub-Antarctic and adjacent Antarctic and sub-tropical waters.

Range (Guide)
Iles St Paul and Amsterdam Island.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).

Food
Mostly crustaceans, and small fish with some cephalopods.

Nest
A chamber at the end of a burrow, lined with leaves and twigs.

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Salvin's Prion (Pachyptila salvini).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


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