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A scientific name for fulmar prions nesting at Auckland and Heard Islands

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    2005

  • Author(s)

    A.J.D. Tennyson; (S.)J.A. Bartle

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    52, 1

  • Pagination

    43-51

  • Article Type

    paper

Keywords

Auckland Islands; fulmar prion; Heard Island; Kerguelen Island; new subspecies; Pachyptila crassirostris; Pachyptila turtur; taxonomy


A scientific name for fulmar prions nesting at Auckland and Heard Islands

Notornis, 52 (1), 43-51

A.J.D. Tennyson; (S.)J.A. Bartle (2005)

Article Type: paper

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We describe and name a new subspecies of fulmar prion as Pachyptila crassirostris fl emingi. This little-known seabird has less than 1,000 pairs breeding at the Auckland Islands and 1,000-10,000 pairs breeding on Heard Island. It is probably largely sedentary around these islands in winter, with possible stragglers reaching mainland New Zealand and Tasmania.