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Southern Giant Petrel

Macronectes giganteus
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Petrel Gigante Común
Petrel-gigante
Family: Procellariidae
Order: Procellariiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Procellaria gigantea.


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
MammalsLobo Marino de Un Pelo (Otaria flavescens)20/04/2018Pablo Marcelo Meyer
BirdsPingüino Patagónico (Spheniscus magellanicus)26/01/2018Carlos Hugo Amerio



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 663058
  Immature
Golfo Nuevo
Chubut
Argentina
06/13/2018
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea
Foto
Photography ID: 395394
  Adult
Canal Beagle
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/16/2018
Rodrigo Fiorucci
Foto
Photography ID: 359093
  Immature
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
06/13/2018
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea
Foto
Photography ID: 326724
  Adult
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
07/07/2018
Marcos Augusto Lartigau
Foto
Photography ID: 307608
  Adult
Chiloé
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
02/04/2018
Pablo Marcelo Meyer
Foto
Photography ID: 307578
  Adult
Chiloé
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
02/01/2018
Pablo Marcelo Meyer



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
105493727/12/2018ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Península Valdés2Julian Quillen Vidoz
105493924/12/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzCaleta Olivia, Deseado4Julian Quillen Vidoz
105494123/12/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla Pingüino10Julian Quillen Vidoz
88896319/12/2018ArgentinaChubutCaleta Valdés, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésGustavo Daniel González
86938618/12/2018ArgentinaTierra del FuegoIsla de los EstadosUlises Balza
85835016/12/2018ArgentinaChubutPlaya del Centro, Comodoro RivadaviaZulima América Schupbach
85415108/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del PlataVictor Hugo Michelini
85399008/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos Aires10 millas al E de la costa, Mar del PlataPablo Eguia
85266408/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del PlataWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
85161408/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del Plata9Adriana Bellotti
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.