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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 Grande

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Procellaria gigantea.


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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 676780
  Adult
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/08/2026
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 676779
  Adult
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/08/2026
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 665497
  Adult
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/09/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 533369
 Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
04/26/2023
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 533368
  Adult
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
04/26/2023
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 516355
  Adult
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/20/2022
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 326724
  Adult
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
07/07/2018
Marcos Augusto Lartigau
Foto
Photography ID: 215801
  Immature
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
02/24/2017
Rodolfo Capdevielle
Foto
Photography ID: 215800
  Immature
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
02/24/2017
Rodolfo Capdevielle
Foto
Photography ID: 215799
  Juvenile
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
02/24/2017
Rodolfo Capdevielle



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 1793
♂ ♀ Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
12/04/2014
Claudia Mora



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 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244327508/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCentro de Interpretación de la Reserva Costa Atlántica, Río GrandeGustavo Daniel González
239221509/11/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRNU Costa Norte, Río Grande60Diego Oscar
227179906/04/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoReserva Natural Urbana Punta Popper, Río Grande2Faustino Hollmann
227178206/04/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCentro de Interpretación de la Reserva Costa Atlántica, Río Grande100Faustino Hollmann
219108016/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEsteban Martínez Martos 129, Río Grande15Jorge La Grotteria
219107916/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRuta Nacional 3, Río Grande1Jorge La Grotteria
219103216/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEsteban Martínez Martos 129, Río Grande15María Alejandra Sosa
219101416/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRuta Nacional 3, Río Grande1María Alejandra Sosa
219060815/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEsteban Martínez Martos 785, Río Grande3María Alejandra Sosa
219057915/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEsteban Martínez Martos 785, Río Grande3Jorge La Grotteria
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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.