Pachyptila belcheri orientalis

Attribute Description
WAM Reference Number: A18661
Collection: Ornithology
Type Status: Holotype
Comments: 

Originally described as Pachyptila belcheri orientalis Falla 1937 now Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews 1912)

Common name: Slender-billed Prion
Specimen collected: Royal Sound, Kerguelen Island (49°30'S, 69°30'E)
Collected: 1929-11-19
Sex: Male
Age: Adult

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  • Pachyptila belcheri orientalis - Holotype
  • Pachyptila belcheri orientalis - Holotype