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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 598162
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
04/07/2014
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 598161
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
04/07/2014
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 396954
  Adult
Área Natural Protegida Punta Tombo
Chubut
Argentina
02/05/2014
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 71403
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/30/2014
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 71402
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/30/2014
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 67542
  Juvenile
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
11/01/2014
Leyla Cuello



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Santiago Sainz-trápaga10/24/2014ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynIndistinguishableImmatureYesNo



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 1793
♂ ♀ Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
12/04/2014
Claudia Mora
Video ID: 1778
  Immature
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
12/08/2014
Claudia Mora



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
21564330/12/2014ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida El DoradilloDiego Oscar
21475129/12/2014ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Punta TomboDiego Oscar
20983515/12/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del PlataNicolas Olejnik
21282614/12/2014ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal BeagleDiana Weyland
21277813/12/2014ArgentinaTierra del FuegoParque Nacional Tierra del FuegoDiana Weyland
21274612/12/2014ArgentinaTierra del FuegoReserva Natural Urbana Bahía Encerrada, UshuaiaDiana Weyland
20986112/12/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del PlataNicolas Olejnik
21273811/12/2014ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaiaDiana Weyland
45719608/12/2014ArgentinaTierra del FuegoBahia de Ushuaia, UshuaiaClaudia Mora
45854304/12/2014ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCosta Atlántica frente a Río Grande, Río GrandeClaudia Mora
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/03/2026.