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The southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), 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.
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 ...
Adelie penguins in Antarctica. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Antarctica.The avifauna of Antarctica include a total of 63 species, of which 1 is endemic.This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium nasal septum, and a long outer functional primary flight feather. Southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus LC; Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli LC; Southern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides) Northern fulmar, Fulmarus ...
The northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli), also known as Hall's giant petrel, is a large, predatory seabird of the southern oceans. Its range overlaps broadly with the range of the related southern giant petrel ( Macronectes giganteus ), albeit slightly further to the north.
The procellariids are small- to medium-sized seabirds. The largest, the southern giant petrel with a wingspan of 185 to 205 cm (73 to 81 in), is almost as large as albatrosses; the smallest, the diving petrels have a wingspan of 30 to 38 cm (12 to 15 in) and are similar in size to little auks or dovekies in the family Alcidae.
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Southern giant-petrel, Macronectes giganteus; Northern giant-petrel, Macronectes halli; Northern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis (V) Southern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialoides; Antarctic petrel, Thalassoica antarctica (V) Pintado petrel, Daption capense; Kerguelen petrel, Aphrodroma brevirostris (V) Gould's petrel, Pterodroma leucoptera (V)