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Northern Giant Petrel

Macronectes halli
Mathews, GM, 1912
Petrel Gigante Subantártico
Petrel-gigante-do-norte
Family: Procellariidae
Order: Procellariiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Mar del Plata

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Petrel Gigante Oscuro.


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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 663544
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/08/2025
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 628501
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/14/2024
Tiago Vaggi
Foto
Photography ID: 544537
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/05/2023
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 469205
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/31/2021
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 469204
  Juvenile
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/31/2021
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 459600
  Juvenile
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/28/2021
Juan Manuel Canepa
Foto
Photography ID: 457697
  Juvenile
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/16/2021
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 304073
  Juvenile
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/08/2018
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 303964
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/08/2018
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 303962
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/08/2018
Pablo Eguia



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240096508/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del PlataGustavo Daniel González
226715214/12/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresPelágica (milla 10 a 25), Mar del PlataTiago Vaggi
213608821/08/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto - Escollera Sur, Mar del Plata2Diego Oscar
213640316/07/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva faunistica de lobos marinos Mar del Plata, Mar del PlataLeonardo Caballero
225657905/08/2023ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del Plata2Claudio Ruben Rodriguez
181080305/08/2023ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del Plata2Carlos Valpreda
181077605/08/2023ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del Plata2Nancy Regio
180825505/08/2023ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del Plata2Victor Hugo Michelini
148774131/10/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Mar del Plata4María Alejandra Sosa
148772331/10/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera Sur, Mar del Plata4Jorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 14/03/2026.