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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 Río Gallegos

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Procellaria gigantea.


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Photography ID: 666924
  Adult
Río Gallegos
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/21/2025
Hernán Tolosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243837422/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRío GallegosHernán Tolosa
241486721/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzCostanera de Rio Gallegos, Río GallegosHernán Tolosa
203829422/08/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzEscuela de kayak IYJ, Río Gallegos2Cristina Svihalek
190825022/08/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzEscuela de kayak IYJ, Río Gallegos2Silvia Ana González
181739722/08/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzEscuela de kayak IYJ, Río Gallegos2Victor Hugo Michelini
181719322/08/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzEscuela de kayak IYJ, Río Gallegos2Sebastián Alvarado
181695222/08/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzEscuela de kayak IYJ, Río Gallegos2Diego Oscar
203825221/08/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzRío Gallegos1Cristina Svihalek
190820821/08/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzRío Gallegos1Silvia Ana González
181735521/08/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzRío Gallegos1Victor Hugo Michelini
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 13/03/2026.