Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) made in Puerto, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina on 05/08/2025. The photograph was published by Jorge Iriberri and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
En esta foto, le petrel intenta despegar con más fuerza pero solo logra hundirse. Poco después lograba liberarse
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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: | N/A | |
| Life stage: | Adult | |
| Registration date: | 05/08/2025 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Buenos Aires | |
| Location or protected area: | Mar del Plata | |
| Detailed location: | Puerto | |
| Coordinates - Detailed location: | -38.047652, -57.537160 | |
| Altitude - Detailed location: | 1 m a.s.l. | |
| Location accuracy: | Medium | |
| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
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| Photography ID: | 646920 View Full Record | |
| Manufacturer: | Canon | |
| Camera model: | Canon PowerShot SX70 HS | |
| Shutter speed: | 1/400 | |
| Aperture: | 5.6 | |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 100 | |
| Focal length: | 129mm | |
| Creation date: | 2025:08:05 14:34:43 | |
| Using Flash: | No | |
| Publication date: | 08/06/2025 16:37:07 | |
