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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
BirdsPingüino Patagónico (Spheniscus magellanicus)12/03/2023Santos Di Mauro
BirdsBiguá (Nannopterum brasilianum)19/07/2022Jorge La Grotteria
MammalsLobo Marino de Un Pelo (Otaria flavescens)06/10/2019Nicolas Olejnik
MammalsLobo Marino de Un Pelo (Otaria flavescens)26/01/2019Edgardo J Fernandez
BirdsPingüino Patagónico (Spheniscus magellanicus)26/01/2018Carlos Hugo Amerio



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 676718
  Adult
Cabo Virgenes
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/06/2026
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 666924
  Adult
Río Gallegos
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/21/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 630444
  Adult
Puerto San Julián
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/04/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 629424
  Immature
Puerto San Julián
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/04/2025
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 539406
 Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/11/2023
Jorge La Grotteria



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244313006/01/2026ArgentinaSanta CruzCabo VirgenesGustavo Daniel González
243837422/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRío GallegosHernán Tolosa
241486721/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzCostanera de Rio Gallegos, Río GallegosHernán Tolosa
241267620/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte León, Parque Nacional Monte LeónHernán Tolosa
240453620/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte LeónJorgelina Lopez
241254918/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
240092418/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoJorgelina Lopez
241252014/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
239971314/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoJorgelina Lopez
225638407/02/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte León, Parque Nacional Monte LeónAriel Alejandro Vazquez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.