areas in the Southern Hemisphere. Behaviour Food and feeding The diet consists mainly of planktonic crustaceans and tiny fish, which they catch by either seizing prey while on the surface or by dipping their bill into the water while in flight. Breeding They breed colonially and prefer small islands. Nests are situated in soil, hidden by vegetation, and dug with the bill or feet, or in a hollow in a crevice. When coming back to their nest at night, they will coo softly and listen for their mate. Conservation Widespread and common throughout its large range, with an estimated population of 5,000,000, the fairy prion is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Its range is . References Sources fairy prion Birds of the Falkland Islands Birds of the Chatham Islands Birds of the Indian Ocean Birds of New South Wales Birds of New Zealand Birds of islands of the Atlantic Ocean Birds of Tasmania Birds of Victoria (Australia) Birds of the Campbell Islands Fauna of the Crozet Islands Fauna of the Prince Edward Islands fairy prion