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Southern Giant Petrel
Macronectes giganteus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Macronectes
At a glance
The Southern Giant Petrel is a large bird, about 35–42 cm long, listed as Endangered and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 35–42 cm
- Conservation status
- Endangered
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Southern Giant Petrel look like?
The Southern Giant Petrel is a large bird, about 35–42 cm long.
The southern giant petrel, also known as the Antarctic giant petrel, giant fulmar, stinker, and stinkpot, is a large seabird of the southern oceans. Its distribution overlaps broadly with the similar northern giant petrel, though it overall is centered slightly further south. Adults of the two species can be distinguished by the colour of their bill-tip: greenish in the southern and reddish in the northern.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Southern Giant Petrel?
The Southern Giant Petrel is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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