---
title: "Antarctic Prion"
description: "Pachyptila desolata — Birds. The Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata) also known as the dove prion, or totorore in Māori, is the largest of the prions, a genus of small petrels of the Southern Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/antarctic-prion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Antarctic Prion

> Pachyptila desolata — Birds. The Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata) also known as the dove prion,  or totorore in Māori, is the largest of the prions, a genus of small petrels of the Southern Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Pachyptila desolata*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast), `arctic` (Arctic)
- iNaturalist observations: 986
- Wikidata: [Q276219](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q276219)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4164](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4164)

## Names

- en: Antarctic Prion
- de: Taubensturmvogel
- es: Prión pico grande
- fr: Prion de la Désolation
- nl: Antarctische prion
- pt: Faigão-rola
- pl: Petrelek antarktyczny

## Countries with the most observations

GS (52), AU (28), NZ (19), TF (5), UY (5), BR (4), ZA (3)

## Summary

The Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata) also known as the dove prion,  or totorore in Māori, is the largest of the prions, a genus of small petrels of the Southern Ocean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_prion

## Photo

![Antarctic Prion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/antarctic-prion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Peter Shanks · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251513149

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/antarctic-prion?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).