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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Procellaria gigantea.


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsPingüino Patagónico (Spheniscus magellanicus)29/11/2016Hernán Tolosa



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 666924
  Adult
Río Gallegos
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/21/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 589275
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/26/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 427515
  Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Loma
Chubut
Argentina
12/28/2020
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 232814
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/10/2017
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 205501
 Caleta Valdés
Chubut
Argentina
12/09/2016
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 123371
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/01/2015
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
241267620/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte León, Parque Nacional Monte LeónHernán Tolosa
241254918/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
241252014/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
243817013/12/2025ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynHernán Tolosa
241248812/12/2025ArgentinaChubutPunta loma, Puerto MadrynHernán Tolosa
241247812/12/2025ArgentinaChubutCerro Avanzado, Puerto MadrynHernán Tolosa
221450214/12/2024ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Punta TomboHernán Tolosa
221546827/11/2024ArgentinaRío NegroFaro BelenHernán Tolosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/03/2026.