Species profile
Southern Giant Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are SO, AN. Breeding subregions are is. and coasts of s Chile and Argentina and Antarctica to Heard (sc Indian Ocean) and Macquarie is. (far se of Australia). Non breeding regions are widespread in all s oceans and cold currents to n, often s of Antarctic Convergence, often along beaches.
- Scientific name
- Macronectes giganteus
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Genus
- Macronectes
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Southern Giant Petrel in your journal
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Related species in Procellariidae
- Antarctic fulmar, Southern fulmar, Silver-grey petrel (Fulmarus glacialoides)
- Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica)
- Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata)
- Ardenna davealleni (Ardenna davealleni)
- Argyrodyptes microtarsus (Argyrodyptes microtarsus)
- Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta)
- Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus)
- Bannerman's Shearwater (Puffinus bannermani)