Do you have any prions? The bird. The birds with the common name of "prion".
PRIONS aka "Whalebirds"
Prions are Petrels in the genus Pachyptila. Also called "whalebirds", because some species feed near feeding or surfacing whales.
These pelagic birds feed mainly of marine invertebrates and small fishes.
Dove or Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata), family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes, found in the Southern Ocean
photograph by JJ Harrison
Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur) at the nest, family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes, found in the southern coastal areas near the Sout America, Australia, and Southern Africa in the Southern Ocean
photograph by ZooPro
Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur), family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes, East of Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia
photograph by Christopher Watson
