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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 Tierra del Fuego

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: 646840
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
07/23/2025
Lionel Medina
Foto
Photography ID: 628359
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/31/2025
Elsa Longo



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 1793
♂ ♀ Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
12/04/2014
Claudia Mora
Video ID: 1778
  Immature
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
12/08/2014
Claudia Mora
Video ID: 1225
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
12/11/2015
Santos Di Mauro



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243979912/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal de beagle, Canal BeagleGustavo Daniel González
241841509/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoReserva Provincial Playa LargaLuis O. Lopez
244327508/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCentro de Interpretación de la Reserva Costa Atlántica, Río GrandeGustavo Daniel González
239646307/12/202516:39ArgentinaTierra del FuegoAvenida Maipú 1105, Ushuaia1Gustavo Fernando Durán
239601603/12/202514:08ArgentinaTierra del FuegoAvenida Maipú s/n, Ushuaia15Gustavo Fernando Durán
239580002/12/202517:54ArgentinaTierra del FuegoAvenida Maipú 1105, Ushuaia2Gustavo Fernando Durán
239229612/11/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoParque Nacional Tierra del Fuego2Diego Oscar
239228211/11/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoNavegacion Usuahia - Isla Martillo5Diego Oscar
239221509/11/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRNU Costa Norte, Río Grande60Diego Oscar
238343006/11/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal BeagleMaría Belén Tartaglia Gamarra
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 17/03/2026.