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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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Photography ID: 597587
  Juvenile
Pacífico Sur
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
08/31/2024
Mariano Costa
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Photography ID: 63413
  Juvenile
Las Grutas
Río Negro
Argentina
09/26/2014
Mariano Costa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
213844931/08/2024ChileRegión de Los LagosAltura entre Chiloé y el continente, Pacífico Sur1Mariano Costa
157771603/05/2022ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRío Grande, Río Grande6Mariano Costa
120316023/02/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla Pingüino1Mariano Costa
84819028/11/2018ArgentinaChubutMoreno 700, Comodoro Rivadavia16Mariano Costa
84886228/11/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 3 (-46,240468, -67,612223)6Mariano Costa
35499604/04/2015ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Punta Tombo3Mariano Costa
20645404/12/2014ArgentinaChubutCamaronesMariano Costa
20650703/12/2014ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto DeseadoMariano Costa
18103226/09/2014ArgentinaRío NegroLas GrutasMariano Costa
8552413/11/2009ArgentinaChubutCaleta Valdés, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésMariano Costa
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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.