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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 Mar del Plata

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Procellaria gigantea.


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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 663545
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/08/2025
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 652471
 Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/06/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 652175
  Immature
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/06/2025
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 647205
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/05/2025
Jorge Iriberri
Foto
Photography ID: 646920
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/05/2025
Jorge Iriberri
Foto
Photography ID: 646919
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/05/2025
Jorge Iriberri
Foto
Photography ID: 646165
  Immature
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/05/2025
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 628503
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/14/2024
Tiago Vaggi
Foto
Photography ID: 609809
  Immature
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/19/2024
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 609258
  Immature
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/05/2024
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 609256
  Immature
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/30/2024
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 609246
  Immature
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/20/2024
José Luis Ianiro



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240096608/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del PlataGustavo Daniel González
235160203/09/202515:08ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del Plata1Nicolas Olejnik
235131302/09/202511:52ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida Juan B. Justo 10, Mar del Plata2Nicolas Olejnik
235115301/09/202514:17ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del Plata1Nicolas Olejnik
234911930/08/202510:09ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida Patricio Peralta Ramos 701, Mar del Plata1Nicolas Olejnik
234883428/08/202516:39ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida Patricio Peralta Ramos 701, Mar del Plata1Nicolas Olejnik
234822906/08/202514:27ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Mar del PlataElsa Longo
234600706/08/202514:27ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Mar del PlataGuillermo Marcaida
233482805/08/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto, Mar del PlataJorge Iriberri
233195505/06/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Norte, Mar del PlataJosé Luis Ianiro
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 14/03/2026.