Southern giant-petrel / Riesensturmvogel (Macronectes giganteus)
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In flight is perhaps a southern giant petrel. 2019-02-07 09:34:10 Patagonia
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Observations
Only documented observation: 2019-02-07Description
Classification: Genus Macronectes (Macronectes); Family Shearwaters and petrels (Procellariidae)General:
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. Adults of the two species can be distinguished by the colour of their bill-tip: greenish in the southern and reddish in the northern.
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