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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 Puerto Deseado

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Procellaria gigantea.


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsPingüino Patagónico (Spheniscus magellanicus)12/03/2023Santos Di Mauro
BirdsPingüino Patagónico (Spheniscus magellanicus)26/01/2018Carlos Hugo Amerio



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 539406
 Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/11/2023
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 528221
  Immature
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/17/2023
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 441295
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/26/2021
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 393640
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/15/2020
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 393259
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/10/2020
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 390849
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/08/2020
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 388386
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/07/2020
María Del Carmen Fabeiro
Foto
Photography ID: 387118
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/13/2019
José Alberto Ares
Foto
Photography ID: 385479
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/07/2020
Héctor Horacio García



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241254918/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
240092418/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoJorgelina Lopez
241252014/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
239971314/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoJorgelina Lopez
224390805/02/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoGuillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
224380604/02/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoGuillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
173494217/03/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto Deseado1Julián Tocce
173361713/03/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzCostanera Lotufo 1209, Puerto Deseado1Jorge La Grotteria
176013012/03/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Natural Ria Deseado, Puerto DeseadoSantos Di Mauro
173306211/03/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzPatagonia 87, Puerto Deseado1Jorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/03/2026.