Salvin's Prion | Animalz

Salvin's PrionSalvin's Prion is a seabird that breeds in large colonies on southern Indian Ocean islands. It is blue-grey above and white below.What does it look like?Its back and wings are blue-grey to blackish, and its underparts are white. A dark band forms an M across the back.How does it live?Salvin's Prion is a seabird that breeds in large colonies on southern Indian Ocean islands. It is blue-grey above and white below.At breeding sites it nests in burrows under tussock. At sea it mainly eats small pelagic crustaceans, along with small fish and squid.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.