Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) made in Refugio Geddess, Base Orcadas, Isla Laurie, Antártida Argentina, Argentina on 08/04/2006. The photograph was published by Eduardo Militello and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
El individuo de Pingüino barbijo se encontraba en perfectas condiciones fuera del agua, en la costa y fue atacado súbitamente y en cuestión de segundo por el Petrel gigante quien lo atacó entre los hielos que cubrian la bahia.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Aves | |
| Order: | Procellariiformes | |
| Family: | Procellariidae | |
| Scientific name: | Macronectes giganteus | |
| English Name: | Southern Giant Petrel | |
| Spanish Name: | Petrel Gigante Común | |
| Portuguese Name: | Petrel-gigante | |
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| Sex: | Indistinguishable | |
| Life stage: | Adult | |
| Registration date: | 08/04/2006 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Antártida Argentina | |
| Location or protected area: | Base Orcadas, Isla Laurie | |
| Detailed location: | Refugio Geddess | |
| Exact coordinates: | -60.685121, -44.590255 | |
| Exact altitude: | -61 m a.s.l. | |
| Location accuracy: | High | |
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| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
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| Photography ID: | 244333 View Full Record | |
| Manufacturer: | Panasonic | |
| Camera model: | DMC-FZ10 | |
| Shutter speed: | 1/160 | |
| Aperture: | 8.0 | |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 100 | |
| Focal length: | 38mm | |
| Creation date: | 2006:04:08 14:39:00 | |
| Using Flash: | No | |
| Publication date: | 01/31/2018 13:44:00 | |
