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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: 180898
  Juvenile
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/26/2016
Claudio Mendez
Foto
Photography ID: 2808
  Juvenile
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
08/02/2009
Claudio Mendez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
51610426/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos Aires40 km de la costa, Mar del PlataClaudio Mendez
22961918/01/2015ArgentinaTierra del FuegoDesembocadura del río Pipo, UshuaiaClaudio Mendez
878508/02/2011ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaiaClaudio Mendez
878402/08/2009ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaiaClaudio Mendez
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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.