Southern Giant-Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
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About Southern Giant-Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Tubenoses
- Family: Shearwaters and Petrels
The southern giant petrel, also known as the Antarctic giant petrel, giant fulmar, stinker, and stinkpot, is a large seabird of the southern oceans. Its distribution overlaps broadly with the similar northern giant petrel, though it overall is centered slightly further south. Adults of the two species can be distinguished by the colour of their bill-tip: greenish in the southern and reddish in the northern.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2005-02-14Puerto Deseado, Argentina
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2012-01-20Kaikoura, New ZealandLocal Name: Southern Giant Petrel
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2019-06-28Valparaiso, Chile
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2021-11-25Ushuaia, Argentina
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2021-11-26Ushuaia, Argentina
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2021-11-27Drake Passage, Antarctica
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2021-11-28Drake Passage, Antarctica
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2021-11-29Drake Passage, Antarctica
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2021-11-30South Georgia Island - Grytviken, Antarctica
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2021-11-30South Georgia Island - Stromness, Antarctica
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2021-12-01South Georgia Island - Gold Harbor, Antarctica
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2021-12-02South Georgia Island - Cooper Bay, Antarctica
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2021-12-02Drake Passage, Antarctica
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2021-12-05Antarctica - Elephant Island, Antarctica
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2021-12-06Antarctica - Danger Islands, Antarctica
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2021-12-06Antarctica - Paulet Island, Antarctica
