Birds of Brazil - Pachyptila


Slender-billed Prion (Pachyptila belcheri) Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
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Prions are small birds similar to Storm Petrels, usually at around 20-25 cm., and are very hard to differentiate. The slender bill is hard to be certain about.


Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata) The Snares, New Zealand
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.

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