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The southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), also known as the Antarctic giant petrel, giant fulmar, stinker, and stinkpot, [citation needed] 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.
The southern giant petrel is slightly larger than the northern giant petrel, at 3 to 8 kg (6.6–17.6 lb), 180 to 210 cm (71–83 in) across the wings, and 86 to 100 cm (34–39 in) of body length. [ 2 ] [ 11 ] The northern giant petrel is 3 to 5 kg (6.6–11.0 lb), 150 to 210 cm (59–83 in) across the wings and 80 to 95 cm (31–37 in) of ...
Gray-backed storm-petrel. Order: Procellariiformes Family: Oceanitidae. The storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering.
Giant petrel; N. Northern giant petrel; S. Southern giant petrel This page was last edited on 7 April 2018, at 13:10 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
English: Range map of Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) Date: 19 December 2021: Source: Adapted from: BirdLife International. 2018. Macronectes giganteus ...
Every year, the leopard seal causes the chinstrap's population to decrease by about 5% to 20%. On land, the brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), south polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki), and southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) are the primary predators of the penguin. These three species most often prey on eggs and young ...
Southern giant petrel; Southern rockhopper penguin; Subantarctic shearwater; T. Tristan thrush; W. White-bellied storm petrel; White-chinned petrel; White-headed petrel;
Southern giant-petrel, Macronectes giganteus (V) Northern giant-petrel, Macronectes halli (V) Southern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialoides (H) Pintado petrel, Daption capense (V) Kermadec petrel, Pterodroma neglecta (H) Mottled petrel, Pterodroma inexpectata (H) Galapagos petrel, Pterodroma phaeopygia; Juan Fernandez petrel, Pterodroma externa (V)