Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)

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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Records from Piriápolis

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Procellaria gigantea.

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Last published photographs

Photography ID: 636400
Immature
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
05/28/2025
Adrian Antunez

Photography ID: 275053
Immature
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
07/08/2018
Adrian Antunez

Photography ID: 208618
Juvenile
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
06/30/2017
Germán Gil

Photography ID: 120926
Juvenile
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
10/12/2015
Agustina Medina

Photography ID: 105652
Juvenile
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
07/10/2015
Mauricio Silvera

Photography ID: 104641
Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
07/03/2015
Leyla Cuello

Photography ID: 67542
Juvenile
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
11/01/2014
Leyla Cuello

Photography ID: 51937
Juvenile
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
05/18/2014
Germán Gil

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2293270

28/05/2025

Uruguay

Maldonado

Punta Fria, Piriápolis

Adrian Antunez

777416

08/07/2018

Uruguay

Maldonado

Punta Colorada, Piriápolis

Adrian Antunez

587835

30/06/2017

Uruguay

Maldonado

Punta Fria, Piriápolis

Germán Gil

474244

26/05/2016

Uruguay

Maldonado

Bella vista, Piriápolis

Germán Gil

350190

12/10/2015

Uruguay

Maldonado

Piriápolis

Agustina Medina

303246

10/07/2015

Uruguay

Maldonado

Puerto de Piriapolis, Piriápolis

Mauricio Silvera

300906

03/07/2015

Uruguay

Maldonado

Piriápolis

Leyla Cuello

194219

01/11/2014

Uruguay

Maldonado

Piriápolis

Leyla Cuello

148924

18/05/2014

Uruguay

Maldonado

Punta Fria, Piriápolis

Germán Gil

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