Southern Giant Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Also known as: Antarctic Giant-Petrel, Giant Petrel
Habitat
Ground
Diet
VertFishScav
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
3.6 kg
LCAvesProcellariiformesProcellariidae
Seasonal Activity
88,278 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Family
- Procellariidae
Traits
- Diet
- VertFishScav
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 3.6 kg
Photo
(c) Paul Steeves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Steeves
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Occurrence data from GBIF.