Don't want to see ads? Sign up...





Species icon
Southern Giant Petrel

Macronectes giganteus
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Petrel Gigante Común
Petrel-gigante
Family: Procellariidae
Order: Procellariiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
 Request change
Filters
Remove all filters

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Procellaria gigantea.


This taxon does not have a description yet.

At EcoRegistros, species pages are completed using open bibliographic compilations, and anyone can contribute.

If you'd like to submit a sourced description, email us at ecoregistros@ecoregistros.org and we'll publish it credited to your name.




Loading map...



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 646840
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
07/23/2025
Lionel Medina



 View all photographs of the species




 Add a photography of this species




Last Vocalizations published




 Add an audio of this species




Last Filmings published




 Add a film of this species




 Reports


 Detail of places sorted by number of records







Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
233473123/07/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoDesembocadura del Pipo, UshuaiaLionel Medina
232297420/07/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoPenínsula Ushuaia, Ushuaia3Lionel Medina
232190408/07/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoDesembocadura Río Olivia, Ushuaia3Lionel Medina
212002921/07/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaia--Barco Hundido, UshuaiaLionel Medina
211755020/07/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaia--Barco Hundido, UshuaiaLionel Medina
211753520/07/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoPlaya Larga, UshuaiaLionel Medina
211751620/07/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoDesembocadura Río Pipo, UshuaiaLionel Medina
211519119/07/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoBahía Golondrina, UshuaiaLionel Medina
211388817/07/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoDesembocadura Río Olivia, UshuaiaLionel Medina
210141822/02/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaia--Bahía Golondrina, Ushuaia30Lionel Medina
Page 1

 Add a record of this species

Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.