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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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Foto
Photography ID: 594799
  Adult
Claromecó
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/13/2024
Virginia Bonifacio
Foto
Photography ID: 594791
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/13/2024
Virginia Bonifacio
Foto
Photography ID: 376486
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/11/2020
Virginia Bonifacio
Foto
Photography ID: 176627
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/20/2016
Virginia Bonifacio
Foto
Photography ID: 124683
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/01/2015
Virginia Bonifacio



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
212877613/07/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresPlaya de Claromeco, ClaromecóVirginia Bonifacio
212876513/07/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresNecochea--Escollera Sur, NecocheaVirginia Bonifacio
122922215/01/2020ChileRegión de AisénEn el mar entre Isla Viola e Isla Lena1Virginia Bonifacio
117526211/01/2020ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCostanera frente al barco hundido, UshuaiaVirginia Bonifacio
117517307/01/2020ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Punta TomboVirginia Bonifacio
50569820/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del Plata28Virginia Bonifacio
36053801/11/2015ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del PlataVirginia Bonifacio
35688231/10/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa1Virginia Bonifacio
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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.