Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) - HBW 1, p. 235
French: Fulmar géant
German: Riesensturmvogel
Spanish: Abanto marino Antártico
Other common names: Antarctic Giant Petrel, Giant Fulmar, Stinker
Taxonomy: Procellaria gigantea Gmelin, 1789, Staten Island, off Tierra del Fuego.
Long considered conspecific with sibling M. halli, with which known to have hybridized on occasions; populations of Gough I and Falkland Is in S Atlantic may merit subspecific status. Monotypic.
Distribution: Circumpolar in Southern Ocean, breeding in Antarctica and from S Chile and SC Argentina E through subantarctic islands to Heard I and Macquarie I.
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Several shots of a white form bird, sitting on a beach and taking off Locality St Andrews Bay, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 17 September 2008 4 years ago 38 sec 5 -
One bird feeding on dead King Penguins fallen in a frozen stream Locality St Andrews Bay, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 23 September 2008 4 years ago 32 sec 4.8 -
An individual feeding on a King Penguin carcass, under strong wind and snow. Locality Salisbury Plain, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 April 2012 1 year ago 30 sec 4.8 -
A bird feeding on a King Penguin carcass, close to a Brown Skua. Locality Salisbury Plain, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 April 2012 1 year ago 18 sec 4.7 -
Two adults on the ground and one in the nest, with a close-up of the head Locality Prion Island, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 October 2000 5 years ago 19 sec 4.7 -
A young bird walking and sitting on a sandy beach Locality St Andrews Bay, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 15 September 2008 4 years ago 42 sec 4.7
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Southern Giant Petrel chick
Locality King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
srchester 15 January 1989 24 weeks ago 4.7 -
A bird soaring over the sea.
Locality Drake Passage (Monotypic species)
Jordi Sargatal 30 March 2012 25 weeks ago 4.3 -
White phase adult on the water.
Locality Ocean Harbour, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 27 January 2013 10 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult resting on the ground.
Locality Godthul, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 25 October 2010 2 years ago 4.3 -
Adult feeding on a dead pup of Elephant seal.
Locality Cooper Bay, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 29 January 2013 10 weeks ago 4.2 -
Southern Giant Petrel nesting on Deception Island
Locality Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Paul Wallis 16 November 2012 21 weeks ago 4.2
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a bird calling from nest Locality South Georgia
(Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 16 January 2006 3 years ago 4.5
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